COMPUTER SCIENCE ILLUMIN.-TEXT
COMPUTER SCIENCE ILLUMIN.-TEXT
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781284156010
Author: Dale
Publisher: Jones & Barlett
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Chapter 15, Problem 50E
Program Plan Intro

Packet switching:

Packet switching is the digital network transmission process between the computers that divide the data into packets before being sent.

  • During the transmission in the internet, the data is divided into fixed size unit called as packet.
    • Dividing the packets increases the performance and improves the efficiency of the communication line in the internet.

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