freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/09-information-security/python-for-penetration-testing/understanding-sockets-and-creating-a-tcp-server.md

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id: 5ea9997bbec2e9bc47e94daf
title: Understanding Sockets and Creating a TCP Server
challengeType: 11
videoId: F1QI9tNuDQg
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# --question--

## --text--

Which of the following functions creates a socket object?

## --answers--

`socket.bind((host, port))`

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`socket.gethostbyname()`

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`socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)`

## --video-solution--

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