Practice - Detailed Header Structures of UDP and TCP
Practice Questions
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What is the size of a UDP header?
💡 Hint: Think about the total fixed size comprising its fields.
Name the two main port fields in both UDP and TCP headers.
💡 Hint: Consider the applications communicating over the network.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the length of a UDP header?
💡 Hint: Think about the number of fields included in the UDP header.
True or False: The TCP header is always 20 bytes long.
💡 Hint: Consider the potential for variable fields in TCP.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing an application that requires low latency communications, but occasional data loss can be tolerated. Would you choose UDP or TCP? Justify your answer using header structure considerations.
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-off between speed and reliability.
How would you modify a program to include the TCP options field for Maximum Segment Size (MSS)? Describe the implementation process.
💡 Hint: Refer to how TCP establishes connections.
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