What is the difference between the TCP and UDP protocols?

The correct answer is A. TCP ensures ordered, reliable data delivery, and UDP offers low latency and high throughput.. TCP provides ordered, reliable data delivery by using error checking, acknowledgment, and retransmission of lost packets. In contrast, UDP does not guarantee delivery or order, but it has lower latency and higher throughput because it avoids the overhead of connection setup and e

Submitted by jakub_pl· Mar 5, 2026Network Fundamentals

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ATCP ensures ordered, reliable data delivery, and UDP offers low latency and high throughput.
BTCP is used for transmitting data over the internet, and UDP is used for transmitting data over a
CTCP manages multicast and broadcast data transfers, and UDP only handles unicast
DTCP is used to ensure data integrity in a file transfer, and UDP is used to broadcast a message to

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TCP provides ordered, reliable data delivery by using error checking, acknowledgment, and retransmission of lost packets. In contrast, UDP does not guarantee delivery or order, but it has lower latency and higher throughput because it avoids the overhead of connection setup and error correction mechanisms.

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