NIELIT 2021 Dec Scientist B - Section B: 28

Question

Which $\text{TCP/IP}$ protocol is used for file transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhead?

• A. $\text{RARP}$

• B. $\text{FTP}$

• C. $\text{TFTP}$

• D. $\text{TELNET}$

Answer 1

Answer is: Option C) TFTP

Answer 2

Option B is correct

1. The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) is a networking protocol that is used to map a physical (MAC) address to an Internet Protocol (IP) address. [Learn more]
2. File Transfer Protocol(FTP) is an application layer protocol that moves files between local and remote file systems. It runs on top of TCP, like HTTP. To transfer a file, 2 TCP connections are used by FTP in parallel: control connection and data connection. [Learn more]
3. The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is an Internet-standard protocol for file transfer that uses minimal capability and minimal overhead. But, TFTP depends only on the unreliable, connectionless datagram delivery service (UDP). [Learn more]
4. TELNET is commonly used by terminal emulation programs that allow you to log into a remote host. [Learn more]