What Is Packet-Switching

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is packet-switching?

• A)Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
• B)Refers to an intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then decides which way to send it onward toward its destination
• C)Refers to the geometric arrangement of the actual physical organization of the computers and other network devices) in a network
• D)Refers to a model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients

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