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Suppose you access a web page from your computer. When you examine a packet resulting from this access on an Ethernet link, you find first the HTTP header, followed by the TCP header, followed by the IP header, followed by the Ethernet header.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

When you examine a packet on an Ethernet link, the headers appear in REVERSE order of encapsulation: Ethernet header (outermost), then IP header, then TCP header, then HTTP header (innermost). Each layer wraps the data from the layer above it.

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