Packet Transmissions Flashcard

Front

Everything done on the Internet involves packets.

Back

True

Front

Networks that ship data around in small packets are called ______.

Back

Packet switched networks

Front

Which of the following is NOT a part of network packets? Payload, Header, Tailend, Trailer

Back

Tailend

Front

The length of the packet, the protocol, the packet number, and the destination/originating addresses may all be part of the ______.

Back

Header

Front

If the packet is fixed-length, blank text may be added in a process called ______.

Back

Padding

Front

What is the purpose of the packet number?

Back

To inform of how many packets data was split into and indicate the place of each individual packet.

Front

The purpose of the payload of a packet is:

Back

This is the actual data being sent