What is the last segment sent to complete the termination process of a TCP session that was initiated by a client?
- a segment with the ACK flag set to 1 from the client
- a segment with the FIN flag set to 1 from the server
- a segment with the SYN flag set to 1 from the client
- a segment with the ACK flag set to 1 from the server
Explanation: Terminating a TCP session requires four exchanges of segments between the client and the server.
- The client sends a segment with the FIN flag set to 1.
- The server sends an ACK to acknowledge the FIN.
- The server sends a segement with the FIN flag set to 1.
- The client responds with the final ACK to acknowledge the FIN from the server.
Exam with this question: Networking Devices and Initial Configuration Module 9.8.4 Transport Layer Quiz
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