COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
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Something you put crisps in.
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An entire message you send across the internet.
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A small piece of information that is sent across the internet
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An IP address.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Each packet carries the information that will help it get to its destination–the sender’s IP address, the intended receiver’s IP address, something that tells the network how many packets this e-mail message has been broken into and the number of this particular packet.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -A network packet is a basic unit of data that’s grouped together and transferred over a computer network, typically a packet-switched network, such as the internet.
Detailed explanation-5: -A packet consists of control information and user data; the latter is also known as the payload. Control information provides data for delivering the payload (e.g., source and destination network addresses, error detection codes, or sequencing information).