CN Quiz

What is the purpose of a socket in networking?

•  To connect two computers physically

• To enable communication between processes over a network

• To provide power to a device

• To store data temporarily

Which type of socket provides reliable, connection-oriented communication?

• Stream socket (SOCK_STREAM)

• Datagram socket (SOCK_DGRAM)

• BOTH Stream socket

  and Datagram socket

• Broadcast socket

Which function is used to create a socket in C?

• socket()

• bind()

• listen()

• accept()

What does the bind() function do?

• Associates a socket with an IP address and port number

• Establishes a connection to a remote server

• Puts a socket in passive mode

• Reads data from a socket

What does the socket() function in C return?

• • A file descriptor (socket descriptor)

• int

• • An IP address and a A port number

• Bool

Which function extracts the first connection request from the queue of pending connections?

• connect()

• accept()

• send()

• recv()

What is the primary difference between TCP and UDP sockets?

• TCP sockets are connectionless, while UDP sockets are reliable

• TCP sockets provide reliable, ordered communication, while UDP sockets are connectionless and unreliable.

•  UDP sockets are used for web browsing, while TCP sockets are used for video streaming.

• TCP sockets use port numbers, while UDP sockets use IP addresses.

What is the purpose of the connect() function in socket programming?

• To create a socket

• To bind a socket to an address

• To establish a connection to a remote server

• To listen for incoming connections

Which one of the following socket API functions converts an unconnected active TCP socket into a passive socket?

• Connect

• Bind

• Listen

• Accept

Which of the following transport layer protocol is used to support electronic mail ?

• SMTP

• IP

• TCP

• UDP