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Date May 2018 Marks available 2 Reference code 18M.1.SL.TZ0.6
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone no time zone
Command term Identify Question number 6 Adapted from N/A

Question

Identify two characteristics of a data packet.

Markscheme

It contains a set amount of data;
It contains a fixed structure (or identify elements of the structure other than data);
It contains data that is to be sent via a communications channel;
It contains specific details for transmission e.g. address of sender and receiver, error codes etc.;

Award 2 marks if two of the contents of a packet are given and expanded.

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Topic 3: Networks » 3.1 Networks
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