Transport Layer Quiz

What does the transport layer provide?

• Email delivery

• Process-to-process communication

• Host-to-host communication

• File transfer

What is the purpose of port numbers?

• To identify the IP address

• To compress files

• To define processes

• To encrypt data

What is an ephemeral port number?

• A short-lived port number

• A permanent port number

• A random port number

• A high-security port number

What is a socket address?

• A combination of IP address and port number

• A network protocol

• A type of IP address

• A type of data packet

What is flow control?

• Sending emails

• Controlling data speed

• Storing files

• Managing data packets

What does error control do?

• Stores data

• Detects and discards corrupted packets

• Increases data speed

• Encrypts data

What is a connectionless service?

• Is slower than connection-oriented service

• Uses a secure connection

• Does not require a connection to send data

• Requires a connection to send data

What is the purpose of the TCP segment header?

• To encrypt messages

• To identify connection endpoints

• To store user data

• To compress data

What is the first step in TCP connection establishment?

• Sending a data packet

• Executing a LISTEN primitive

• Sending an acknowledgment

• Closing the connection

_______ bit is used to establish connections

• RST

• SYN

• FIN

• CWR