COMPUTER NETWORKING

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NETWORK LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Host can send packet to ____ Select more than 1 answer.
A
Itself-127.0.0.1
B
Local host-which is another host in the same network
C
Remote host-which is another host in a different network
D
Only other hosts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -IP routing is the process of sending packets from a host on one network to another host on a different remote network. This process is usually done by routers. Routers examine the destination IP address of a packet, determine the next-hop address, and forward the packet.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a router receives a packet, the router checks its routing table to determine if the destination address is for a system on one of it’s attached networks or if the message must be forwarded through another router. It then sends the message to the next system in the path to the destination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mesh Topology. In this type of topology, a host is connected to one or multiple hosts.This topology has hosts in point-to-point connection with every other host or may also have hosts which are in point-to-point connection to few hosts only.

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