Võrgupakke
Võrgupakke, often translated as network packet, is the fundamental unit of data transmitted over a computer network. Think of it as a small, self-contained message that carries a piece of information from one device to another. Each packet contains not only the actual data being sent but also essential control information. This control information, known as metadata, includes the source and destination addresses of the devices involved, sequence numbers to ensure data arrives in the correct order, and error-checking codes to verify data integrity.
When a large file or a long message is sent across a network, it is broken down