TCP is a connection-oriented protocol. This means that... а. there is a direct physical connection between the two endpoints of a TCP session. O b. both of the endpoints communicating over TCP keep...

Extracted text: TCP is a connection-oriented protocol. This means that... а. there is a direct physical connection between the two endpoints of a TCP session. O b. both of the endpoints communicating over TCP keep information about the state of the connection. с. both endpoints of a TCP session have to connect to a third party before data can be sent or received. O d. a TCP sender can start sending data to the receiver before the three-way handshake takes place.