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What is the purpose of a port number in the context of network communication?
What is the purpose of a port number in the context of network communication?
- To determine the network layer addressing scheme
- To identify the physical network interface
- To specify the data link layer protocol
- To uniquely identify a connection endpoint (correct)
What is the range of well-known ports as defined by the IANA?
What is the range of well-known ports as defined by the IANA?
- 49152 to 65535
- 0 to 65535
- 1024 to 49151
- 0 to 1023 (correct)
Which transport layer protocol is responsible for segmenting and reconstructing data in an HTTP response?
Which transport layer protocol is responsible for segmenting and reconstructing data in an HTTP response?
- TCP (correct)
- IP
- UDP
- Ethernet
What is the purpose of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the context of the application layer?
What is the purpose of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the context of the application layer?
Which transport layer protocol is best suited for real-time applications that can tolerate some data loss, such as video streaming?
Which transport layer protocol is best suited for real-time applications that can tolerate some data loss, such as video streaming?
Which of the following port numbers is typically associated with the HTTP protocol?
Which of the following port numbers is typically associated with the HTTP protocol?
What does a client process need to request from the transport layer to create a socket for communication?
What does a client process need to request from the transport layer to create a socket for communication?
Which layer of the OSI model would the assignment of ports for communication by the transport layer fall under?
Which layer of the OSI model would the assignment of ports for communication by the transport layer fall under?
What is the well-known port used by Apache http web server in the provided text?
What is the well-known port used by Apache http web server in the provided text?
In the context of the provided text, what is used to create a socket pair for sending messages?
In the context of the provided text, what is used to create a socket pair for sending messages?
Which protocol is commonly associated with port 80 according to the text?
Which protocol is commonly associated with port 80 according to the text?
What is a primary function of the transport layer as described in the text?
What is a primary function of the transport layer as described in the text?
What is the primary role of the transport layer in the OSI model?
What is the primary role of the transport layer in the OSI model?
Which transport layer protocol is connection-oriented and provides reliable data transfer?
Which transport layer protocol is connection-oriented and provides reliable data transfer?
What is the primary function of a socket in the context of network programming?
What is the primary function of a socket in the context of network programming?
Which transport layer protocol is connectionless and does not guarantee reliable data transfer?
Which transport layer protocol is connectionless and does not guarantee reliable data transfer?
What is the purpose of ports in the context of network communication?
What is the purpose of ports in the context of network communication?
In a URL (e.g., http://www.example.com:80/path/file.html), what does the port number (80) represent?
In a URL (e.g., http://www.example.com:80/path/file.html), what does the port number (80) represent?
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