Which entity in the transport layer is responsible for directing a piece of data to a specific process running on a machine?
- DNS
- IP Address
- MAC Address
- Port Number
Port Numbers are responsible for directing a piece of data to a specific process running on a machine. Ports allow multiple processes on the same machine to use network resources simultaneously.
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