Multiple choice

Control information can be a ____ number.

  1. sequence

  2. series

  3. big

  4. long
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Explanation

Sequence numbers are a critical piece of control information included in headers to track the order of transmitted packets. They allow the receiving system to reassemble data correctly even if packets arrive out of order and to identify if any packets are missing. Other options like 'series' or 'big' do not refer to specific technical mechanisms in networking.

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