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4A0-100 · Question #80

Host A is transmitting data to host B on a TCP connection. What is the purpose of the ACK sent by host B?

The correct answer is C. The ACK tells host A the sequence number of the next segment that host B expects to see. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Question

Host A is transmitting data to host B on a TCP connection. What is the purpose of the ACK sent by host B?

Options

  • AThe ACK tells the host A that host B wishes to establish a session.
  • BThe ACK tells host A the sequence number of the segment that was just received by host
  • CThe ACK tells host A the sequence number of the next segment that host B expects to see.
  • DThe ACK is flow control from host B and tells host A to reduce its transmission rate.

How the community answered

(63 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    8% (5)
  • C
    84% (53)
  • D
    5% (3)

Topics

#TCP#ACK#sequence number#acknowledgment

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