The Transmission Control Protocol is the Internet's connection-oriented transport protocol that enables processes on different host computers to communicate. The Internet protocol specification defines a connectionless service through which data is delivered from one computer to another. Connectionless protocols send data along without first setting up a connection, while connection- oriented protocols establish a connection before data is transmitted. For each of the application areas, a client program needs to know the proper protocol that will enable it to exchange data with the corresponding server. Internet protocols are established by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
Protocols tend to evolve in order to fit the needs of new technology and Internet growth.
So far the process works, and new technologies can be built on top of those which are already established. The Internet is comprised of thousands of interconnected networks. The net primarily consists of local connections, long-haul connections, routers, servers, and a number of protocols. These components are the backbone of the Internet and work together in order to ensure that all the data and information reach their proper destinations properly and rapidly.