KwickClips Networks and the Internet · 41 sec · free
Does a video travel as one piece?
Short answer. No. It is split into many small packets.
What is resent if a packet is lost?
Only that one packet.
Why packets?
| Many users share the lines |
| Only lost packets are resent |
| Packets avoid broken routes |
Remember
| Split, send, rebuild |
You send a video. Does it travel as one piece? No. It is split into small packets. Many users share lines. Only lost packets are resent. Packets avoid broken routes. Remember. Split, send, then rebuild.
This clip is from the full lesson: Packet Switching and How Data Travels — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (0478)
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