Which of the following terms is used specifically to identify the entity created when encapsulating data inside data link layer headers and trailers?

Which of the following terms is used specifically to identify the entity created when encapsulating data inside data link layer headers and trailers?

• Frame
• Hitching
• Segment
• Packet 

 

EXPLANATION

Encapsulation of data occurs through each layer of the TCP/IP Networking model.
Each layer adds a header to the data it receives from the layer above it. At the Transport Layer, the encapsulated data is called a Segment. At the Network Layer, the encapsulated data is called a Packet. At the Data Link Layer, the encapsulated data is called a Frame.

SOURCE

https://www.ccnahub.com/ip-fundamentals/understanding-data-link-layer-encapsulation/