Which of the Following Have Both Been Predicted and Conclusively

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following have both been predicted and conclusively confirmed experimentally?

• A) the decay of protons
• B) the inflationary model
• C) the carrier particles for the force of gravity
• D) the Higgs boson
• E) the 10 spatial dimensions in superstring theory

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Definitions:

Circuit Switching

A method of communication where a dedicated channel or circuit is established for the duration of a transmission between two endpoints.

PGP

Pretty Good Privacy, an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication.

Handshaking

In a connection-oriented protocol, the process of exchanging control packets before exchanging data packets.

Packet Switching

A method of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a network and can travel independently to their destination.