Worksheets2.2 packet switching
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why data needs to be broken down into packets to be sent from one device to the other?
To reduce the amount of data being sent
To prevent data from being encrypted during transmission
To ensure the data can fit through network bandwidth limitations
Because we like to break down everything
Match each keyword with its definition.
A section of a packet that contains the destination, the source, and the number packet.
Header
The actual data of the packet
Payload
The unique address that is given to a device when its connected to a network.
Internet Protocol address (IP)
A small unit of data that is transmitted over a network
Packet
The final section of a packet that contains error detection information.
Trailer
A method of transmitting data packets across a network. Each data packet is able to take an individual pathway across the network. (Page 36)
(a)
What do we call a system where computers and devices are joined together using cables or wireless technology?
(a)
True or False: There is only one pathway that packets can travel through.
True
False
I decide the pathway. I am the packets master.
What device determines the pathway that packets will travel through?
(a)
