COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Packet switching is the transfer of small pieces of data across various networks. These data chunks or “packets” allow for faster, more efficient data transfer. Often, when a user sends a file across a network, it gets transferred in smaller data packets, not in one piece.
Detailed explanation-2: -Packet switching is the method by which the internet works, it features delivery of packets of data between devices over a shared network. For example the school web server sending you a webpage over the internet or you sending an email to a friend.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: A. In packet switching, packets are routed individually, hop-by-hop toward their destination.
Detailed explanation-4: -The header contains instructions related to the data in the packet. A network packet works by choosing the best route available to its destination This is a route taken by all the other packets within a message, making the network traffic more efficient in terms of balancing a load across various pieces of equipment.