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Analyse why networking software is divided into layers, and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of such a division.
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0100430 Assignment IC311A - TCP/IP and OSI Networking In this essay I intend to analyse why networking software is divided into layers, and to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of such a division. I will then go on to analyse what the main differences between the networking protocols known as OSI and TCP/IP are. I will also attempt to analyse what factors led to their successes and failures respectively in terms of their diffusion into the technology sector. However, before we can discuss this, we must first be sure that we are aware of the meanings of terms such as networks, network architecture, protocols, and distributed networks/systems so I will begin by defining these phrases. Essentially, a network is the connection of two or more computers for the purpose of data communication and resource sharing. "...the formal definition of a network could be given as a number of interconnected devices capable of communicating...
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