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Why do we even need rules on the internet? Whenever we open a website, send a message, or watch a video, data is constantly moving across the internet.But this data doesn’t magically reach the right place. It needs rules to decide: how data is sent ...

Jan 30 · 4 min read · tcp-vs-udp-in-simplified-way.hashnode.dev  
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