What does a process do when it wants to send data over the Internet?
(Many answers may apply.)

Question

What does a process do when it wants to send data over the Internet?  
 (Many answers may apply.)

Accepted Answer

It makes one or more network system calls.

Answer

It issues a special instruction that transfers the data to the computer's Network Interface Card (NIC).

Answer

It raises an interrupt that causes the data to be transferred to the computer's Network Interface Card (NIC) through Direct Memory Access (DMA).

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