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What is WinSock?

"winsock" is short for Windows Socket. It's a piece of software that allows Windows 3.1 applications to access packet-oriented networks like the Internet. If, for example, you want to run Netscape out of Windows 3.1, you need to use winsock or something similar. Basically, winsock will act as a translator, converting packets into something that can be understood by your Windows software and vice-versa.

Windows 95 & 98 has no need for winsock since it has networking functionality built-in.