In the world of humans, for communication to take place between two individuals, it is required that both sides know the language that they want to communicate in. Similarly, in the world of computers, whenever two computers try to communicate, they must support the communication protocol.
To better understand the communication process between two computers, let's examine the example of communication between two individuals. When two people meet and begin to communicate, the following activities take place:
- Person A formulates his/her opinion in their mind and utters the words through their mouth.
- The air then acts as the transmission medium which transfers the words from person A to person B.
- The transmitted words reach the ears of person B, who then, through the center of knowledge, understands the received words.
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