What is the purpose of flow control?
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To ensure data is retransmitted if an acknowledgement is not received.
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To reassemble segments in the correct order at the destination device.
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To provide a means for the receiver to govern the amount of data sent by the sender.
D.
To regulate the size of each segment.
Flow Control: The process of regulating the amount of data sent by a sending computer toward a receiving computer. Several flow control mechanisms exist, including TCP flow control, which uses windowing.
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In data communications, flow control is the process of managing the rate of data transmission between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver.
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