Question

The method of transport of data across the internet is called

Answer 1

Network Layer also called as (internet layer)

is responsible for transportation of data across the internet.

Answer 2

The method of data across the internet is known as network layer.

The flow of data is in following manner:--

Application--> Presentation---> Session---> Transport---> Network layer.

The data is transported in form of packets. The network layer is responsible for packet forwarding including routing through intermediate routers.

It provide means for transferring variable length network packets from source to a destination via one or more networks.

Two main functions of network layer are:--

1) Host addressing and

2) Message forwarding.