What statement accurately reflects what occurs when a message is too large to transport on a network?
A) The message is discarded and must be sent again.
B) The message is sent anyway, and is received by the destination as garbage data.
C) The message is divided into smaller messages called segments (for TCP) or datagrams (for UDP).
D) An ICMP error is generated, and the application must reformat the data for transmission.

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When a message is too large to transport on a network, the message is divided into smaller messages called segments (for TCP) or datagrams (for UDP) to enable their transport across the network. This process is known as fragmentation.

What Statement Accurately Reflects What Occurs When a Message Is