Which of the following best describes the transmission format that occurs at the transport layer over connectionless communication?

The correct answer is A. Datagram. At the transport layer, connectionless communication is typically handled using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which transmits data in units called datagrams. Unlike TCP, UDP does not establish a connection before sending data and does not guarantee delivery, making…

Submitted by renata2k· Mar 6, 2026Networking concepts

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ADatagram
BSegment
CFrames
DPackets

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Explanation

At the transport layer, connectionless communication is typically handled using the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), which transmits data in units called datagrams. Unlike TCP, UDP does not establish a connection before sending data and does not guarantee delivery, making datagrams the correct term for the transmission format in this context.

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