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The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing outgoing acknowledgements so that they can be hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is called__________________?

Correct answer: A. piggybacking

  • A. piggybacking
  • B. cyclic redundancy check
  • C. fletcher's checksum
  • D. none of these

Explanation

Piggybacking attaches an acknowledgement to an outgoing data frame instead of sending a separate acknowledgement frame. This reduces communication overhead, whereas CRC and Fletcher's checksum are error-detection methods.

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