Arrange the steps of a standard TCP three-way handshake in chronological order from first to last.
Answer
The client sends a SYN packet to the server, The server responds with a SYN-ACK packet, The client sends an ACK packet back to the server
Explanation
### The order
1. **The client sends SYN**: this requests that a connection begin.
2. **The server sends SYN-ACK**: this acknowledges the request and responds to it.
3. **The client sends ACK**: this completes the handshake and establishes the connection.
### Terms
- **TCP**: Transmission Control Protocol, a connection-oriented protocol.
- **SYN**: a synchronization request that begins a TCP handshake.
- **ACK**: an acknowledgment message.
### Remember
The handshake goes request, server acknowledgment, client acknowledgment.
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