Secure Network Administrationintermediate
Select ALL applications listed as requiring or commonly using reliable delivery through Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
Answer
File transfers, Email, Remote desktop, Secure Shell (SSH)
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **File transfers** is listed as an application that demands reliability because missing or disordered data can affect the transferred file.
- **Email** is listed among applications that demand reliable delivery.
- **Remote desktop** is listed among applications that demand reliable delivery.
- **Secure Shell (SSH)** is listed among applications that demand reliable delivery.
### The concept
TCP is suited to applications that need confirmation, sequencing, or retransmission of missing data. File transfers and interactive remote sessions are examples in the refresher. Real-time voice and multiplayer online games are listed as best-effort applications, where retransmission and confirmation may not be needed. User Datagram Protocol (UDP) has a smaller, simpler header and does not provide TCP's reliability features by itself.
### The other options
- **B. Real-time voice**: The refresher lists this as a best-effort application, not as one that demands reliable delivery. It is tempting because voice communication is important, but the scenario may prioritize timely data over retransmission.
- **E. Multiplayer online games**: The refresher lists these as best-effort applications. Missing data may be preferable to delaying newer real-time updates.
### Terms
- **TCP**: Transmission Control Protocol. A transport protocol that supports reliable delivery through a session.
- **SSH**: Secure Shell. A remote-access application listed as needing reliable delivery.
- **UDP**: User Datagram Protocol. A transport protocol commonly used for best-effort applications.
- **Reliable delivery**: Delivery supported by mechanisms such as acknowledgement and retransmission.
- **Best-effort application**: An application that can operate without transport-level guarantees of delivery.
### Remember
Use the application list to distinguish data that must be reliably delivered from real-time traffic that can tolerate loss.
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