COMPUTER NETWORKING

TRANSPORT LAYER

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL TCP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the combination of the data and TCP header called?
A
frame
B
segment
C
packet
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The TCP segment structure is composed of a header and a payload. The header contains information about the segment, such as the source and destination port numbers, sequence and acknowledgment numbers, and other control flags. The payload contains the actual data being transmitted.

Detailed explanation-2: -TCP wraps each data packet with a header containing 10 mandatory fields totaling 20 bytes (or octets). Each header holds information about the connection and the current data being sent. The 10 TCP header fields are as follows: Source port – The sending device’s port.

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