Circuit switching makes much more efficient use of the communications capacity of a network than does packet switching.

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This statement is false. Packet switching is more efficient than circuit switching as it allows for multiple data transmissions to occur simultaneously on the same network. Circuit switching dedicates a fixed amount of bandwidth to a single data transmission, whether or not that transmission is using the full capacity of the network.

Circuit Switching Makes Much More Efficient Use of the Communications