TCP Fundamentals Quiz

What is the function of a TCP SYN packet?

• Terminate the connection

• Request data transmission

• Synchronize sequence numbers

• Acknowledge data received

What does the TCP window size indicate?

• Size of the network bandwidth

• Size of the packet headers

• Size of the data being sent

• Size of the TCP receive buffer

What is the purpose of TCP selective acknowledgment (SAC)?

• Acknowledge every received packet

• Acknowledge only out-of-order packets

• Acknowledge only the last packet

• Acknowledge the entire data stream

What does the TCP SYN-ACK packet acknowledge?

• Acknowledges the SYN packet

• Acknowledges the ACK packet

• Acknowledges data received

• Acknowledges the data transmission

What is the significance of the TCP sequence number?

• Identifies the packet destination

• Identifies the packet size

• Identifies the packet order

• Identifies the packet content

What does the TCP ACK packet signify?

• Acknowledges the data received

• Initiates a new connection

• Signals the end of the connection

• Requests data retransmission

What is the purpose of the TCP handshake process?

• Establish connection parameters

• Terminate the connection

• Encrypt data transmission

• Monitor network traffic

What is the maximum segment size (MSS) in TCP?

• Maximum window size

• Maximum data packet size

• Maximum acknowledgment size

• Maximum connection duration

What does the TCP window scale factor indicate?

• Multiplier for data size

• Multiplier for window size

• Multiplier for connection speed

• Multiplier for acknowledgment size

What is the purpose of the TCP SYN packet in the handshake?

• Request data transmission

• Terminate the connection

• Acknowledge the connection

• Initiate the connection