What is the difference between TCP and UDP ?

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TCP stands for transmission control protocol.it is an connection oriented service.for example telephonic conversation, that is high reliability will be there and also ensure ordered delivery that is if any data yet does not reach the receiver can again ask for the data.using TCP we can send plenty of information that is it sends stream of infinite length.where as UDP is an user datagram protocol.it is connectionless for example postal services.it does not ensures guaranteed delivery and also unreliable and order of delivery might be incorrect.it is of light weight.it can be used for sending small packets.

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