________________ allows for sending multiple packets between two computers by checking that all packets arrived and that they can be put back together in the proper order.
The process described in the question is known as Transport Layer Protocol. Specifically, this could refer to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), which is responsible for ensuring reliable and ordered delivery of data between two devices over an IP network.
TCP achieves this by implementing mechanisms like sequencing, acknowledgement, retransmission, and flow control. It breaks the data into packets, assigns sequence numbers to each packet, and sends them over the network. The receiving device acknowledges the receipt of each packet, and in case of missing or corrupted packets, TCP initiates retransmission. It also ensures that packets are reassembled and delivered to the receiving application in the correct order.
Is this statement true or false? If packets arrive out of order, all of the packets need to be sent again so they can be pieced together correctly.
False. In TCP, if packets arrive out of order, they are stored in a buffer until all preceding packets arrive. Once all the packets are received, they can be properly reassembled in the correct order. There is no need to send all the packets again.
________ are the units of data that are sent over the network
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