Grade 6A EOT2

What is data transmission?

• The transfer of data from one digital device to another

• The storage of data in a digital device

• The deletion of data from a digital device

• The creation of data in a digital device.

What is the first step in searching for an image of a tree on the internet?

• Sending a packet

• Using a search engine

• Storing on a web server

• Downloading the image.

What does your computer do after you search for an image of a tree?

• It stores the image

• It sends a request to the web server

• It downloads the image

• It opens the image.

A computer packet is like a ______.

• physical letter

• virtual parcel

• software program

• computer virus

The header of a data packet contains the IP address of the web server where the packet came from and the IP address of your computer, the packet's final destination. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: The payload is the actual ______ itself.

• Header

• Message

• Address

• Destination

Routing a message works like a ______.

• marathon

• relay race

• sprint

• obstacle course

What is the final destination of the message in the routing process?

• Server

• Router

• Client

• Modem

True or False: Sometimes packets from the same message can take different routes to get to the same computer.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true about data packets?

• They always take the same route

• They can take different routes

• They never reach the destination

• They are not used in data transmission.