How data is transferred between two computers on a network?

Answer 1

The simple answer is that information moves between computers as a data stream. The catch is that there are protocolsthat the computers use to talk to each other, and the ins and outs depend on the network through which they are communicating. To cite just a single example, if a PC or laptop is connected to the internet, some kind of Internet protocol will be used by the server and that computer so that they can communicate. Certainly there is a lot more to this, and it will, as stated, depend on what network is being used to connect the computers in question.

Answer 2

Data travels in the form of packets.

Packets consist of header, payload and trailer.

The header contains information about source, destination, length, port etc. information with packet.

The payload is the actual information travelling with packet.

The trailer tells whether this packet has a succesor or not.

Answer 3

in a USB stick it has a place in it that can store giga bites which when you put into another comuter it transfers the giga bites so you can see what ever you downloaded i hope that answers your question if it does not you can ask the same question on ask.com

Answer 4

The data can can be transferred thru an external storage device like usb,cd/dvd or if ur system is connected to a network, u can enable sharing of the folder and access thru specifying the ip address of the system in which the data is avbl in the system into which data is to be transferred.

It may not work on some computers though

Answer 5

The computers use signals that is modulated on a cable, so you may use a number of ports to communicate with two computers.

The Internet use a programming interface called "Sockets". These are created, as a file descriptor, and then when created, the server wait for a client to Connect to it. On Unix and Linux you can use simple file IO, "read()" and "write()" to receive and send messages, and close() it when you no longer need it. Coding in Windows use socket-evel "send" and "receive" - with a number of variants exists. This is also an earlier version of sockets, and opens for lower-level coding, such as re-use of a connection.

Search the net for "Socket()" and try to code a server that opens a port, and a client that connects to this. It is not that difficult to make a "chat" service that allows you to receive messages from everyone on the net as they want to talk to you. The next is to run commands on the other computer - "rex". The more that know how this is done the better you will understand malware, and take measures to stop the racket.

Answer 6

It is being tranfered through an ip address or domain name.

Answer 7

Packets of data either sent over a wired connection or wirelessly