What is the purpose of the listen() function in network programming? Question 9 options: To listen for incoming connections and queue them up for processing by the server To initiate a connection to a remote server To create a socket To accept an incoming connection request and create a new socket for communication with the client

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What is the purpose of the listen() function in network programming?

 

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To listen for incoming connections and queue them up for processing by the server

 

To initiate a connection to a remote server

 

To create a socket

 

To accept an incoming connection request and create a new socket for communication with the client

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