Why bind system call is required in socket programming ?
what is it;s Significance ?
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Answer / karthik
bind system call assigns a name to the unnamed socket.
Binding an address allows a process to register its address
with the system. This makes it possible for other process to
find it.
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Answer / krishnaveni
To bind IP address and port number with socket,and by using this port number only we can perform our applications through which the required task can be done.
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Answer / gaurav tripathi
bind system call assigns a name to the unnamed socket.
Binding an address allows a process to register its address
with the system. This makes it possible for other process to
find it.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 2 No |
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