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All data (digital ones and zeros) is transferred in packets which may have various sizes (numbers of bytes - each byte being eight positions for either a one or a zero) depending on the conditions and hardware and software on either end of the transmission.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoBefore being sent on the internet, messages are divided into packets. When a packet is sent across the Internet, the ISP determines whether the packet is destined for a local service located on the ISP network, or a remote service located on a different network.
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What role does nitrogen play in sealed packets?
Nitrogen acts like an inert gas and stops the food from spoiling
What did vinton grey cerf play a role in?
internet society
Routes packets through the internet to get them to their destination?
IP (Internet Protocol)
Why a lan user can not monitor the internet?
The simple answer is that a LAN user (client) will not see all of the packets on the Internet; they will only see the packets for their own LAN segment.
What is packet-switching networks and what role did this play in the creation of the internet?
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Which entities does NOT play a role in the governance and deployment of the Internet?
Internet Coporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
List the main responsibility of the Internet Protocol?
To transfer data packets across the Internet
What does the suffix IP mean?
It stands for Internet Protocol. It is basically your mailing address for your computer. When you use the internet you send and receive "packets" of data called datagrams. Your IP (Internet Protocol) is what allows you to be identified in the system and receive these packets.
What is the role of Internet agent and explain the Role of consumer goals on the Internet?
What is the role of Internet agent and explain the Role of consumer goals on the Internet ?
Data is sent around the internet in a small?
Packets
What does transmission control do?
breaks large amounts of data into packets of a fixed size, transmits the packets over the internet using the internet protocol (IP), and sequentially numbers them to allow reassembly at the recipient's end.
In the transmission control protocol internet protocol architecture what layer is responsible for routing and delivering data packets?
internet
