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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

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Protocol in the TCP/IP suite operating at the transport layer to provide connection-oriented, guaranteed delivery of packets. Hosts establish a session to exchange data and confirm delivery of packets using acknowledgements. This overhead means the system is relatively slow.

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reliable, sequences and works with acknowledgements. Provides a manageable data flow to avoid congestions overloading and data loss. (Like having a telephone conversation with someone). Connection Oriented.

Cissp Sunflower

Connection-oriented • A formal connection setup and close "Reliable" delivery• Recovery from errors • Can manage out-of-order messages or retransmissions Flow control • The receiver can manage how much data is sent

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A connection-oriented, guaranteed-delivery protocol used to send data packets between computers over a network like the Internet. flow control the receiver can manage how much data is sent

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Displays information about DNS names and their corresponding IP addresses, and it can be used to diagnose DNS servers.

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