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2.2.3 Memory and Packets
A computer stores data as bits in memory.
When it wants to send this data to another computer, it copies the bits into the memory of the communications device.
The communications device sends the bits through the network to the other machine (we'll cover the details of this in the coming week).
The other machine's communication device places the bits into memory which the other machine can access.
The tricky bits come in ensuring that both machines interpret the bits correctly.
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Ian Wakeman 2005-02-22