Why does the Count() method use the "checked" keyword?

As I was looking the difference between Count and Count(), I thought to glance at the source code of Count(). I saw the following code snippet in which I wonder why the checked keyword is necessary/needed:

int num = 0;
using (IEnumerator<TSource> enumerator = source.GetEnumerator())
{
    while (enumerator.MoveNext())
    {
        num = checked(num + 1);
    }
    return num;
}

The source code:

// System.Linq.Enumerable
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public static int Count<TSource>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source)
{
    if (source == null)
    {
        ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument.source);
    }
    ICollection<TSource> collection = source as ICollection<TSource>;
    if (collection != null)
    {
        return collection.Count;
    }
    IIListProvider<TSource> iIListProvider = source as IIListProvider<TSource>;
    if (iIListProvider != null)
    {
        return iIListProvider.GetCount(onlyIfCheap: false);
    }
    ICollection collection2 = source as ICollection;
    if (collection2 != null)
    {
        return collection2.Count;
    }
    int num = 0;
    using (IEnumerator<TSource> enumerator = source.GetEnumerator())
    {
        while (enumerator.MoveNext())
        {
            num = checked(num + 1);
        }
        return num;
    }
}