Practice Summary (18.12) - Network Programming

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Question 1.
What are the two types of sockets discussed?
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Think of reliable vs. fast communication.
Question 2.
Define network.
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What do devices do across a network?
3Question 3.
What is a socket?
- An endpoint for communication.
- A data packet.
- A type of network protocol.
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Think about how devices talk to each other.
4Question 4.
Is TCP connection-oriented?
- True
- False
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Consider what happens with dropped packets.
Question 5.
Design a multi-threaded server in Java that can handle 10 clients simultaneously. How will you manage data consistency?
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Consider using data structures that are thread-safe.
Question 6.
Explain how you would convert a domain name to an IP address. What steps would you follow?
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Think about how web browsers find the servers they connect to.

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