What term describes the interaction between processors through communication lines?

• A. Networking
• B. Processing
• C. Synchronization
• D. Encoding

Answer: (A)

Networking describes how multiple processors interact through communication lines. It covers the way devices connect, the hardware and software that move data between them, and the protocols, addressing, and routing that organize those exchanges. This term captures the idea of processors sharing information and coordinating actions over a network medium, whether wired or wireless.

Processing is simply performing computations on a single processor. Synchronization deals with coordinating the timing and order of operations between processes, not the actual exchange of data across a medium. Encoding is about converting data into a specific format for transmission or storage, not the broader mechanism of interaction between processors.