COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the advantages of UDP?
A
Secure
B
Larger
C
Smaller
D
Faster
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -UDP has a number of benefits for different types of applications, including: No retransmission delays – UDP is suitable for time-sensitive applications that can’t afford retransmission delays for dropped packets. Examples include Voice over IP (VoIP), online games, and media streaming.

Detailed explanation-2: -A key difference between TCP and UDP is speed, as TCP is comparatively slower than UDP. Overall, UDP is a much faster, simpler, and efficient protocol, however, retransmission of lost data packets is only possible with TCP.

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