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What is the primary difference between TCP and UDP protocols?
What is the primary difference between TCP and UDP protocols?
What is the maximum size of a segment in TCP segmentation, by default?
What is the maximum size of a segment in TCP segmentation, by default?
What is the purpose of the initial sequence number (ISN) in TCP?
What is the purpose of the initial sequence number (ISN) in TCP?
What is the benefit of TCP session multiplexing?
What is the benefit of TCP session multiplexing?
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What is the purpose of the acknowledgment (ACK) in TCP?
What is the purpose of the acknowledgment (ACK) in TCP?
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What is the term for the process of breaking down data into smaller chunks in TCP?
What is the term for the process of breaking down data into smaller chunks in TCP?
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What is the purpose of the three-way handshake in the TCP protocol?
What is the purpose of the three-way handshake in the TCP protocol?
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What is the range of port numbers reserved for well-known network applications?
What is the range of port numbers reserved for well-known network applications?
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What is the primary function of a port number in a network?
What is the primary function of a port number in a network?
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What is the total number of possible port number values in a 16-bit header?
What is the total number of possible port number values in a 16-bit header?
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What is the purpose of the IANA in regards to port numbers?
What is the purpose of the IANA in regards to port numbers?
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What is the range of port numbers that computers use to open up sockets to connect to remote devices?
What is the range of port numbers that computers use to open up sockets to connect to remote devices?
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What is the purpose of keeping segments in the window in memory?
What is the purpose of keeping segments in the window in memory?
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What happens to the window when the sender receives an acknowledgment for data sent?
What happens to the window when the sender receives an acknowledgment for data sent?
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What is the offered window in this scenario?
What is the offered window in this scenario?
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What is the current status of segments 1 and 2?
What is the current status of segments 1 and 2?
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What happens to segments 9 after an acknowledgment is received?
What happens to segments 9 after an acknowledgment is received?
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What is the purpose of the sliding window protocol?
What is the purpose of the sliding window protocol?
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What is the purpose of the SYN packet in the TCP connection establishment?
What is the purpose of the SYN packet in the TCP connection establishment?
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What is the maximum value of the receiver window size?
What is the maximum value of the receiver window size?
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Why might the receiver not send acknowledgments?
Why might the receiver not send acknowledgments?
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What is the purpose of the sender window?
What is the purpose of the sender window?
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What is the purpose of the ACK packet?
What is the purpose of the ACK packet?
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What happens to segments that are still in the window?
What happens to segments that are still in the window?
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