Multiple choice technology architecture

Which of the TCP/IP layer deals with the quality-of-service issues of reliability, flow control, and error correction ?

  1. The application layer

  2. The internet layer

  3. The network access layer

  4. The transport layer
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Transport Layer (Layer 4) in TCP/IP handles reliability (through TCP acknowledgments and retransmissions), flow control (managing data transmission rates), and error correction. TCP provides these services, while UDP is a simpler protocol without them.

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