Question

Consider the following statements regarding TCP:

1. It enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data.

2. It guarantees delivery of data in the same order in which they are sent.

3. TCP segmentation offload is used to reduce the CPU overhead of TCP/IP on fast networks.

Which of the above statements are correct?
1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only 
3. 2 and 3 only 
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1, 2 and 3

• TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data and it provides host to host connectivity at the transport layer.
• TCP guarantees delivery of data and also guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.
• TCP segmentation offload is used to reduce the CPU overhead of TCP/IP on fast networks and TSO breaks down large groups of data sent over a network into smaller segments that pass through all the network elements between the source and destination.
• All statements are true hence option 4 is the correct answer.