The Network is overloaded with enormous data sent by many computers within the network. The inability of the network to deliver the data is termed as __________ .
- A. Access control
- B. Congestion
- C. Error propagation
- D. Deadlock
Explanation
Congestion occurs when traffic offered to a network exceeds its capacity, causing delays, packet loss, or inability to deliver data. Deadlock is a resource-waiting condition rather than ordinary network overload.