Q. The bytes of data being transferred in each connection are numbered by TCP. The numbering starts with a __________________.

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Q. TCP assigns a sequence number to each segment that is being sent. The sequence number for each segment is the number of the _______ byte carried in that segment.

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Q. Communication in TCP is ___________.

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Q. The value of the acknowledgment field in a segment defines the number of the ______byte a party expects to receive.

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Q. The acknowledgment number is ________.

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Q. The value of the window size is determined by _________.

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Q. The inclusion of the checksum in the TCP segment is ________.

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Q. A TCP segment is encapsulated in __________.

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Q. Connection establishment in TCP is called __________ handshaking.

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Q. A SYN segment cannot carry data; it consumes _____ sequence number(s).

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Q. A SYN + ACK segment cannot carry data; it consumes _____ sequence number(s).

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Q. An ACK segment, if carrying no data, consumes ______ sequence number(s).

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Q. The connection establishment procedure in TCP is susceptible to a serious security problem called the _________ attack.

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Q. The SYN flooding attack belongs to a group of security attacks known as a _____ attack.

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Q. The FIN segment consumes ____ sequence numbers if it does not carry data.

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Q. The FIN + ACK segment consumes _____ sequence number(s) if it does not carry data.

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Q. In TCP, one end can stop sending data while still receiving data. This is called a ______.

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Q. A(n) _________ machine is a machine that goes through a limited number of states.

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Q. __________ control regulates the amount of data a source can send before receiving an acknowledgment from the destination.

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Q. To accomplish flow control, TCP uses a ___________ window protocol.

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