FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

COMMUNICATION WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Data being transported on a network.
A
data
B
traffic
C
packet
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer is data packet or packet. A packet is a small amount of data that is travelling, sending or receiving in the network.

Detailed explanation-2: -Data in motion, also referred to as data in transit or data in flight, is a process in which digital information is transported between locations either within or between computer systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -Data travels across the internet in packets. Each packet can carry a maximum of 1, 500 bytes. Around these packets is a wrapper with a header and a footer.

Detailed explanation-4: -In networking, a packet is a small segment of a larger message. Data sent over computer networks*, such as the Internet, is divided into packets. These packets are then recombined by the computer or device that receives them.

Detailed explanation-5: -Packets are transmitted over a network from one computer to another. They are routed through a series of interconnected devices, such as routers and switches, before reaching their final destination. When packets arrive at their destination, they are reassembled into the original data.

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