WEB BROWSERS TECHNOLOGY
THE INTERNET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The computer stores them all in a file as individual pieces
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They get put back together in the correct order
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As the packets arrive, the computer receiving the data assembles the packets like a puzzle, recreating the message. All data transfers across the Internet work on this principle. It helps networks manage traffic–if one pathway becomes clogged with traffic, packets can go through a different route.
Detailed explanation-2: -Packets can arrive out of order. That can happen especially if two packets follow different paths to the destination. Packets can be corrupted, which means that for some reason, the received data no longer matches the originally sent data.
Detailed explanation-3: -What Causes Out-of-Order Packets? Multiple Paths: Out-of-order packets can be caused by data streams following multiple paths through a network (such as traffic traveling through the Internet), or via parallel processing paths within network equipment that are not designed to ensure that packet ordering is preserved.
Detailed explanation-4: -IP Networks don’t guarantee that the packets sent will arrive at the destination in the exact same order. When the order of the packets is not the same, it is generally referred to as Packet Reordering, Packet Out-of-Order or Packet Out-of-Sequence.