Some of the most common packet-switched WAN network technologies are X.25, frame relay, and MPLS. Name and describe another packet switched WAN technology.

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a cell-based packet-switching technology that uses fixed-length cells. These cells are always 53 bytes in size, with 5 bytes used for header information and 48 bytes for data. It uses virtual circuits that are created prior to transferring data, making ATM a connection-oriented technology with the benefits of circuit switched and packet switched technologies.

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____ help users locate, identify and understand a file.

A. Targets B. Properties C. Names D. Hyperlinks

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a. true b. false

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