Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - Unicast

What is a unicast?

• Real-time data transmission from a single sender to one recipient

• Data transmission from multiple senders to one recipient

• Data transmission from a single sender to multiple recipients

• Data transmission from multiple senders to multiple recipients

Which of the following is an example of unicast?

• Video stream shared with a single user

• Online presentation shared with multiple users

• Audio stream shared with a single user

• Video stream shared with multiple users

How is unicasting different from multicasting?

• Unicasting sends data to a specific set of users

• Multicasting is one-to-one communication

• Unicasting does not have a defined number of recipients

• Multicasting is the least common form of communication

What is the most common form of communication?

• Point-to-point data transfers

• Broadcasting

• Multicasting

• Unicasting

What is a misconception about unicast?

• It is a type of cast

• It is used for file downloads

• It is a form of broadcasting

• It is bi-directional communication

Which of the following is not a type of casting?

• Point-to-point data transfers

• File downloads

• Video streaming

• Bi-directional communication

What is the term used to describe point-to-point data transfers?

• Multicasting

• Unicasting

• Broadcasting

• Bi-directional communication

Which form of communication is sometimes confused with unicast?

• Broadcasting

• Bi-directional communication

• Point-to-point data transfers

• Multicasting

What is the least common form of communication?

• Bi-directional communication

• Broadcasting

• Multicasting

• Unicasting

Which form of communication involves a phone call?

• Multicasting

• Point-to-point data transfers

• Unicasting

• Broadcasting