Practice Tcp Connection Setup: The Three-way Handshake (4.3.1) - The Transport Layer
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TCP Connection Setup: The Three-Way Handshake

Practice - TCP Connection Setup: The Three-Way Handshake

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the SYN segment indicate?

💡 Hint: Think about the first step in the three-way handshake.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of the ISN?

💡 Hint: Remember why unique identifiers are important.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the SYN flag indicate in TCP?

Acknowledge data
Initiate connection
End connection

💡 Hint: Consider what happens at the start of a connection.

Question 2

True or False: The three-way handshake is only necessary for UDP communication.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the differences between TCP and UDP.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Explain what could happen if one party fails to acknowledge the SYN segment during the three-way handshake.

💡 Hint: Think about communication failure scenarios.

Challenge 2 Hard

Imagine a scenario where two clients connect to the same server simultaneously. How does the server distinguish between the two during the handshake?

💡 Hint: Consider the uniqueness of identifiers in TCP.

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