If I asked you this in an interview:

“What happens during a TCP handshake?”

Would you explain it…

Or just say: “SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK”?

Because those three words don’t mean you understand it.

They mean you memorized it.

And interviewers know the difference immediately.

Strong candidates explain:

→ what happens

→ why it matters

→ how it gets attacked

I broke down 7 networking questions that expose this instantly.