human
Can you explain the difference between TCP/IP and UDP?
assistant
The main difference between TCP/IP and UDP is that TCP/IP is a connection-oriented protocol and UDP is a connectionless protocol. TCP/IP is used for applications that require guaranteed delivery of data. It establishes a connection between two endpoints and then exchanges data in packets, acknowledges receipt of those packets, and retransmits packets that were not received successfully. UDP, on the other hand, does not establish a connection and data is sent as datagrams, which do not require acknowledgement by the receiving end. UDP is more suitable for applications that need fast, efficient transmission of data such as streaming audio/video or telemetry.