TCP vs UDP

Question 1

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Answer 1

Connection-oriented protocol, which means its a reliable way to transport segments across the network. Used for data that needs to be assured to reach it’s final destination.

Question 2

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Answer 2

Unreliable and it transmits segments called datagrams. Really good for audio and visual streaming. Dropped information is not perceived by the receiver

Question 3

TCP vs UDP (TCP)

Answer 3

TCP:
Reliable (three-way handshake)
Connection-oriented
Segment retransmission and flow control (windowing)
With segmentation of sequencing
Acknowledgment

Question 4

TCP vs UDP (UDP)

Answer 4

UDP:
Not reliable
Connectionless
No retransmission and no windowing
without sequencing
without acknowledgment

Question 5

TCP examples

Answer 5

SSH, HTTP, or HTTPS

Question 6

UDP examples

Answer 6

Audio/Video streaming, DHCP, and TFTP