3. Transport Layer

Tcp Basics — Quiz

Test your understanding of tcp basics with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following TCP header fields is primarily used to manage the flow of data and prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver?

Question 2

During the TCP three-way handshake, what is the state of the server after it sends the SYN-ACK segment and before receiving the final ACK from the client?

Question 3

If a TCP sender transmits a segment with a sequence number of $2000$ and a data payload of $800$ bytes, what is the sequence number of the $\textit{last}$ byte of data in this segment?

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the 'retransmission timeout' (RTO) in TCP?

Question 5

In TCP's reliable data transfer, what is the primary benefit of using \textit{cumulative acknowledgments}?