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Computer Networks Questions & Answers – Transport Layer

This set of Computer Networks Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Transport Layer”.

1. Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before passing it to
____________
a) network layer
b) data link layer /
c) application layer
d) physical layer
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The flow of data in the OSI model flows in following manner Application -> Presentation -> Session -
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2. Which of the following are transport layer protocols used in networking?

a) TCP and FTP
b) UDP and HTTP
c) TCP and UDP
d) HTTP and FTP
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Answer: c
Explanation: Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol in networking. TCP is an abbreviation for
Transmission Control Protocol and UDP is an abbreviation for User Datagram Protocol. TCP is connection
oriented whereas UDP is connectionless.

3. User datagram protocol is called connectionless because _____________

a) all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
b) it sends data as a stream of related packets
c) it is received in the same order as sent order
d) it sends data very quickly
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Answer: a
Explanation: UDP is an alternative for TCP and it is used for those purposes where speed matters most whereas
loss of data is not a problem. UDP is connectionless whereas TCP is connection oriented.

4. Transmission control protocol ___________

a) is a connection-oriented protocol
b) uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
c) receives data from application as a single stream
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: TCP provides reliable and ordered delivery of a stream of bytes between hosts communicating via
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a) socket
b) pipe
c) port
d) machine
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Answer: a
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6. Socket-style API for windows is called ____________

a) wsock
b) winsock
c) wins
d) sockwi
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Answer: b
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7. Which one of the following is a version of UDP with congestion control?

a) datagram congestion control protocol
b) stream control transmission protocol
c) structured stream transport
d) user congestion control protocol
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Answer: a
Explanation: The datagram congestion control is a transport layer protocol which deals with reliable connection
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8. A _____ is a TCP name for a transport service access point.

a) port
b) pipe
c) node
d) protocol
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Answer: a
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a) application to application communication
b) process to process communication
c) node to node communication
d) man to man communication
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Answer: b
Explanation: Transport layer is 4th layer in TCP/IP model and OSI reference model. It deals with logical
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10. Which of the following is a transport layer protocol?

a) stream control transmission protocol
b) internet control message protocol
c) neighbor discovery protocol
d) dynamic host configuration protocol
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol used in networking
system where streams of data are to be continuously transmitted between two connected network nodes. Some
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