What does the term "TCP/IP" stand for?

The correct answer is B. Transmission Control Protocol/ internet protocol. TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which are the fundamental communication protocols of the internet.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Cortex XDR Architecture and Agent Deployment

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ATransmission Contribution Protocol/ internet protocol
BTransmission Control Protocol/ internet protocol
CTransaction Control Protocol/ internet protocol
DTransmission Control Prevention/ internet protocol

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Why each option

TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, which are the fundamental communication protocols of the internet.

ATransmission Contribution Protocol/ internet protocol

'Contribution' is incorrect; the 'C' in TCP stands for Control.

BTransmission Control Protocol/ internet protocolCorrect

TCP/IP is the foundational suite of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices on the internet. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is responsible for reliable, ordered, and error-checked delivery of data streams, while IP (Internet Protocol) handles addressing and routing packets of data across networks.

CTransaction Control Protocol/ internet protocol

'Transaction' is incorrect; the 'C' in TCP stands for Control.

DTransmission Control Prevention/ internet protocol

'Prevention' is incorrect; the 'C' in TCP stands for Control.

Concept tested: TCP/IP acronym and definition

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/tcpip/tcpip-architecture/tcpip-architecture-overview

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#TCP/IP#Networking#Protocols#Fundamentals

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