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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
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Explanation:

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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Attribution:  Morris, Robert, and Samuel Madden. 6.033 Computer System Engineering, Spring 2009. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-033-computer-system-engineering-spring-2009 (Accessed 2 May, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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