Which of the following states the information contained in a packet?

Question

options:

The entirety of a digital message.

The entirety of a digital message, and metadata about the message, including where it came from and where it is going.

A small part of a digital message.

A small part of a digital message, and metadata about the message, including where it came from and where it is going.

Answer 1

The correct option is:

The entirety of a digital message, and metadata about the message, including where it came from and where it is going.

A network packet contains both the actual data being transmitted (the message) and additional information (metadata) such as source and destination addresses, and sometimes other protocol-specific information.