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Module 4: Transport Layer & Congestion Control

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Connection-establishment involves a ______-way handshake in TCP.
(i) one
(ii) two
(iii) three
(iv) four

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Answer: (iii) three

TCP connection establishment uses the three-way handshake:

  1. Client → Server: SYN (seq = x)
  2. Server → Client: SYN + ACK (seq = y, ack = x+1)
  3. Client → Server: ACK (ack = y+1)

After step 3 the connection is established and data can flow.

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