Card 4 / 19: 1. [6 points]: Which of the following statements are true of the X Windows System (as described in the X Windows paper, reading # 5)?Like most client/server protocols, the X Windows protocol exclusively uses big-endian byte ordering for all network communication.
A)
True
B)
False
Answer:
B) False
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FALSE. X Windows negotiates the byte ordering in order to eliminate redundant conversions.
In the paper this uses two separate ports; modern servers use a negotiated protocol.
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Computer System Engineering 6.033 Spring 2006
Author:
Prof.Samuel MaddenProfessor
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
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