To decide what process should receive the contents of the data field of an IP packet,the internet layer process looks at the ________ field.
A)destination port number
B)source IP address
C)destination IP address
D)protocol
E)application

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The internet layer process uses the protocol field to determine which process should receive the contents of the data field of an IP packet. This field indicates the protocol used in the data portion of the packet, such as TCP or UDP, guiding the packet to the appropriate process.

To Decide What Process Should Receive the Contents of the Data