MCQ Practice Question

If a TCP segment is lost, reliability is commonly achieved by?

  • ARetransmission
  • BChanging the destination MAC permanently
  • CIncreasing the IPv4 address length
  • DDisabling sequence numbers
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Correct Answer: A. Retransmission
Explanation: TCP can retransmit data when acknowledgements or other loss-detection mechanisms indicate that data was not successfully delivered.
Reference: Standard computer and networking fundamentals: tcp