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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)- A3% (2)
- B8% (5)
- C84% (53)
- D5% (3)
Topics
#TCP#ACK#sequence number#acknowledgment
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