Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or
why not?

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / vits

udp is unreliable and conncetionless . while Ip
unreliability lies on the upper layer protocols .Ip packet
becomes reliable if the upper layer protocol is TCP.

Is This Answer Correct ?    29 Yes 6 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / jose mendez

In terms of data integrity, UDP is more reliable than IP. Checksum in the IP header only applies to the header itself, not to the whole packet. The UDP checksum applies to the whole user segment: header plus data.

Is This Answer Correct ?    15 Yes 3 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / srikanth

No, UDP(user datagram protocol) is just a simple
communication protocol between applications and IT is the
communication between the computer's, so there's a vast
difference b/w them.

Is This Answer Correct ?    10 Yes 3 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / califf

yes, both are unreliable.
But UDP guarantees data integrity (and nothing else), IP
generally does not guarantee anything at all.

Is This Answer Correct ?    10 Yes 7 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / sudish

No
Because UDP having some error detection capability due to
inclusion of pseudoheader in checksum calculation. It can
detect error , so that the datagram is not going to be
delivered to wrong process.

Is This Answer Correct ?    17 Yes 24 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / sunil kumar

UDP is a connectionless service however.there are chances of
losing data packet.but less chances in IP.UDP in these case
yes unreliable.IP is reliable because its a connection
oriented service.

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 15 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / maulik sheth

UDP works at Transport Layer so it's unreliable while IP
works at network Layer. so it's Unreliable.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 13 No

Are both UDP and IP unreliable to the same degree? Why or why not?..

Answer / syed mahboob feroz ahmed

Hi,
UDP stands for User DataGram Protocol which not reliable
and is connectionless and when comes to TCP\IP or IP it is
Reliable and Connection Oriented.

Is This Answer Correct ?    11 Yes 34 No

Post New Answer

More TCP IP Interview Questions

How Authentication Header provides the protection to IP header?

0 Answers   Infosys,


How do you check if smtp port is open?

0 Answers  


What are in process controls?

0 Answers  


How do I check if a port is open on my mac?

0 Answers  


How many tcp connections does http use?

0 Answers  






How many layers are there under tcp/ip?

0 Answers  


What is default gateway ip?

0 Answers  


describe the various connectivity devices that operate at the various layers of the OSI MODEL. also state the challenges an admnistrator faces while using these devices

2 Answers  


How will my computer get its ip address?

0 Answers  


Is http based on tcp?

0 Answers  


What list of calls are used to establish a tcp and/or udp socket connection?

0 Answers  


In the TCP client-servel model, how does the three-way handshake work in opening connection?

0 Answers   Wipro,


Categories