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Why do HTTP, FTP, SMTP and POP3 run on top of TCP rather than UDP ?
written 6.9 years ago by gravatar for deeshaachrekar deeshaachrekar • 400 modified 3.9 years ago by gravatar for pedsangini276 pedsangini276 • 4.8k

Mumbai University > Information Technology > Sem4 > Computer Networks

Topic : Session & Transport layer

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Year: Dec 18
computer networks
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written 6.8 years ago by gravatar for deeshaachrekar deeshaachrekar • 400 •   modified 6.8 years ago

  • TCP is a connection oriented Protocol and is suited for applications which use high reliability and where transmission time is relatively less critical for applications than that use UDP.

    • Where as UDP needs applications that need fast,efficient transmission such as games.

    • Its feature of handling small queries from huge number …

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