networking
2007-01-12 05:52:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
A packet is a formatted block of information carried by a computer network. Computer communications links that do not support packets, such as traditional point-to-point telecommunications links, simply transmit data as a series of bytes, characters, or bits alone. When data is formatted into a packet, the network can transmit longer messages more efficiently and reliably.
2007-01-12 06:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I packet is a piece of data going through a network - all network traffic is packets - large bits of data - as split up into many packets - in the case of streaming video this means millions
A packet contains the data plus addessing information
2007-01-12 14:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by cool_clearwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A packet is one unit of binary data capable of being routed through a computer network. To improve communication performance and reliability, each message sent between two network devices is often subdivided into packets by the underlying hardware and software.
2007-01-15 23:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋