HTTP and TCP/IP Protocols in the web era

TPC/IP Protocols

TCP: Higher Level Protocols

TCP Creates logical connection between two machines on the network.
Makes connected machines think that they are directly connected.
Provedes reliable, perfect transport of messages.

IP: Lower Level Protocols

IP Breaks data into packets to move through routers. Tries hard, but may drop packets.
If so, it will initiate procedure to recover them.