a) This table shows some statements about circuit switching and packet switching.
Copy the table and indicate which statements are true () and which are false ().

b) Explain the following terms and why they are used when sending packets across a network.
i) Hop number/hopping
ii) Checksum
c) Describe how headers and routing tables are used to route packets efficiently from a sender to recipient.

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statements circuit packet switching switching a dedicated circuit/path is needed at all times the same route/circuit is used for every packet in the message bandwidth is shared with other packets of data none of the bandwidth available is wasted during transmission packets arrive at the destination in the correct order