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What is difference between TCP and IP?

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TCP : Its a protocol responsible for the data delivery of a packet

IP :Its a logical addressing

TCP is a Layer 4 (transport) protocol

IP is a layer 3 (network) protocol. TCP runs on top of IP.

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