Which are true of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)? Multiple answers: You can select more than one option A it supports full duplex communication B it has graceful connection shutdown C its connections are logical D its data is sent as a discrete messages E it is an end-to-end protocol

A, B, C, D and E

Explanation:

Transmission Control protocol (TCP) is a protocol that describes how connections are made and maintained between devices in a network which will help applications in these devices communicate and transmit data.

The following are some of the features of TCP:

i. It supports full duplex communication: In other words, TCP allows for concurrent transmission of data in both directions.

ii. it has a graceful connection shutdown: TCP allows for graceful termination and closing of connection. This means that when there is no more data to be sent by any of the communicating devices, rather than just close connection from its end, it first informs the other device about its completion and asks if it's safe to close the connection. From there, if the other device then says it doesn't have any data to send either, they then reach a consensus to close the connection at their respective ends.

iii. Its connections are logical: TCP makes use of the reliability and flow control mechanisms which require that it initialize and maintain some status information for each stream of data. This status information containing sockets, sequence numbers and window sizes is called a logical connection.

iv. Data is sent as discrete messages: Like other discrete messages, the IP treats the data in TCP as discrete messages by placing them into the IP datagram and transmitting to the target host.

v. It is an end-to-end protocol: TCP governs the way data is transmitted between two devices at their respective ends to ensure reliable delivery. In other words, it is responsible for the transmission of data from a source to one or more destinations. It sits on the operating system of the source and also on the operating system(s) of the destination(s).