PCPP1 Networking And Restful Apis Practice Question
When working with raw sockets, what does the 'socket.SOCK_STREAM' constant represent?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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TCP connection-oriented sockets
SOCK_STREAM is used for TCP connections, which are connection-oriented and reliable.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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UDP datagram sockets
Why it's wrong here
UDP uses SOCK_DGRAM.
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Raw network sockets
Why it's wrong here
Raw sockets use SOCK_RAW.
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TCP connection-oriented sockets
Why this is correct
SOCK_STREAM provides sequenced, reliable, two-way byte streams.
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Unix domain sockets only
Why it's wrong here
SOCK_STREAM can be used with AF_INET or AF_UNIX.
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