Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Assertion (A):VoIP is an acronym that stands for Voice over Internet Protocol.

Reason (R):VoIP is a technology that allows you to make voice calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular phone call.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol, a technology that carries voice calls over a broadband Internet connection.

The assertion correctly gives this full form of the acronym VoIP.

The reason correctly describes VoIP as making voice calls over broadband instead of a regular phone line.

Because the reason explains exactly what the technology named by the assertion does, it is the correct explanation.

VoIP converts voice into digital packets that travel across the Internet.

Services like Skype, Zoom and WhatsApp calling are built on VoIP.

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