COMPUTER NETWORKING

TRANSPORT LAYER

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL TCP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
TCP groups a number of bytes together into a packet called a ____
A
user datagram
B
segment
C
datagram
D
packet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. Explanation: A segment may be collection of data from many send () statements. TCP transmits each segment as a stream of bytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The bytes (not segments) of data being transferred in each connection are numbered by TCP. The numbering starts with a randomly generated 32-bit number (not necessarily 0). Each segment header has a sequence number field whose value defines the number of the first data byte contained in that segment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: TCP is a transport layer protocol that provides reliable and ordered delivery of a stream of bytes between hosts communicating via an IP network. Explanation: TCP provides stream oriented delivery between hosts communicating via an IP network and there are no message boundaries.

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