The concept of best effort delivery is best associated with?

The correct answer is D. IP. IP (Internet Protocol) operates on a best-effort delivery model, meaning it makes no guarantees about packet delivery, ordering, duplication prevention, or error correction - it simply tries its best. TCP adds reliability on top of IP through acknowledgments, sequencing, and retr

Submitted by mateo_ar· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

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The concept of best effort delivery is best associated with?

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ATCP
BHTTP
CRSVP
DIP

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A
3% (2)
B
2% (1)
C
3% (2)
D
92% (60)

Explanation

IP (Internet Protocol) operates on a best-effort delivery model, meaning it makes no guarantees about packet delivery, ordering, duplication prevention, or error correction - it simply tries its best. TCP adds reliability on top of IP through acknowledgments, sequencing, and retransmission. HTTP is an application-layer protocol that rides on top of TCP/IP. RSVP (Resource Reservation Protocol) is specifically designed to reserve network resources for Quality of Service guarantees, which is the opposite of best-effort.

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#Best Effort Delivery#Internet Protocol (IP)#Network Layer#TCP/IP Model

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