Practice - Detailed UDP Server Program Flow
Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of the bind() function in a UDP server?
💡 Hint: Think about how a server receives incoming datagrams.
What system call do we use to receive incoming datagrams in a UDP server?
💡 Hint: It's the function that waits for data from clients.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of a UDP server?
💡 Hint: Think about what UDP stands for.
True or False: recvfrom() can provide the source address of a datagram.
💡 Hint: Think about how the server replies to a client.
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Challenge Problems
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You are tasked with creating a UDP echo server that receives messages and sends the same message back to the client. Describe the flow of your program and functions you would use.
💡 Hint: Think about how you could test this by sending messages from a client.
Explain how you would handle a scenario where the incoming datagram is larger than the buffer you allocated in your UDP server application.
💡 Hint: Consider how you could manage memory effectively.
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