Data is sent over a network using the TCP/IP model.
Identify the protocol that reassembles the packets at the destination.
Mark scheme
- D TCP (1)
- The only correct answer is D. The correct answer is TCP.
- A is not correct because FTP is used to transfer files
- B is not correct because HTTP is used to request web pages
- C is not correct because IP routes packets but does not reassemble them
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
D TCP
Why: TCP reassembles the packets at the destination (1).
No marks0/1
C IP
Why: IP routes packets but does not reassemble them (0).
No marks0/1
B HTTP
Why: HTTP is used to request web pages, not to reassemble packets (0).