Computer Networks Transport Layer - May 2004 Quiz 1
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What are the two kinds of services provided by the transport layer?

  • Efficient and costly
  • Reliable and unreliable
  • Packet transport and network hosting
  • Connection-oriented and connectionless (correct)

Which protocol is known for its connectionless service at the transport layer?

  • TCP
  • UDP (correct)
  • Remote Procedure Call
  • Simple transport protocol

What are the common primitives used in a simple transport protocol?

  • Connect, send, receive, disconnect (correct)
  • Insert, select, update, delete
  • Create, read, update, delete
  • Start, stop, pause, resume

What is the main function of the network layer needed from the transport layer?

<p>Reliable packet transport between hosts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should a server process handle an incoming connection request?

<p>Wait for the connection request from the client (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the transport entity at the transport layer?

<p>To enable reliable packet transport between hosts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Berkeley service primitives used in Berkeley UNIX for TCP?

<p>socket, bind, listen, accept, send, receive, close (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the simple service state diagram, what does the 'Wait till a process wants a connection' primitive indicate?

<p>Announcing willingness to accept connections (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which element of transport protocols is responsible for dynamically varying number of connections?

<p>Multiplexing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of TCP in the context of the transport layer?

<p>Reliable and ordered delivery of a stream of bytes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'connect' primitive in Berkeley service primitives?

<p>Actively attempt to establish a connection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential existence of storage capacity in the transport data link subnet?

<p>Explicit addressing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which primitive is used in Berkeley service primitives to release the connection?

<p>close (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'TSAP' stand for in the context of addressing in transport protocols?

<p>Transport Service Access Point (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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