What Is a Socket?

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What Is a Socket?

Answer 1

A socket is one end-point of a two-way communication link between two programs running on the network. A socket is bound to a port number so that the TCP layer can identify the application that data is destined to be sent.Socket classes are used to represent the connection between a client program and a server program. The java.net package provides two classes--Socket and ServerSocket--which implement the client side of the connection and the server side of the connection, respectively.

Answer 2

In UNIX and some other operating systems, a software object that connects an application to a network protocol. In UNIX, for example, a program can send and receive TCP/IP messages by opening a socket and reading and writing data to and from the socket. This simplifies program development because the programmer need only worry about manipulating the socket and can rely on the operating system to actually transport messages across the network correctly. Note that a socket in this sense is completely soft - it's a software object, not a physical component.



(2) A receptacle into which a plug can be inserted.



(3) A receptacle for a microprocessor or other hardware component. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/socket.html



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Answer 3

Obviously, there are many answers ... a place for a light bulb, the joint in your hip, etc. Presumably you mean what is a TCP-IP or network socket.



Socket in networking parlance is simply a way of referring to a logical 'bucket' that is defined with parameters that specify how the network connection will work. For example, it includes information on the type of networking (such as ethernet or apple-talk),the speed, the protocol, and other similar parameters.

Answer 4

I'm a hardware guy, so this is my answer. A socket is a device attached to the motherboard that a processor fits into. See Hardwaresecrets.com, and Howstuffworks.com,(Computers), for more details, and images.

Answer 5

its a receptacle on the wall

Answer 6

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