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What are the benefits of using a layered model in networking?
What are the benefits of using a layered model in networking?
- Creating language barriers in networking functions and capabilities
- Limiting the compatibility of products from different vendors
- Reducing the need for protocol design
- Fostering competition and preventing technology changes from affecting other layers (correct)
In the OSI model, which layer contains protocols used for process-to-process communications?
In the OSI model, which layer contains protocols used for process-to-process communications?
- Application layer (correct)
- Session layer
- Transport layer
- Presentation layer
What does the presentation layer provide in the OSI model?
What does the presentation layer provide in the OSI model?
- Services to segment, transfer, and reassemble data
- Services to the session layer
- Process-to-process communications
- Common representation of transferred data (correct)
Which reference models describe network operations in complex concepts?
Which reference models describe network operations in complex concepts?
What is the main purpose of the transport layer in the OSI model?
What is the main purpose of the transport layer in the OSI model?
Why do layered models assist in protocol design?
Why do layered models assist in protocol design?
In the context of data communication, which layer of the TCP/IP model determines the best path through the network?
In the context of data communication, which layer of the TCP/IP model determines the best path through the network?
According to the OSI model, which layers discuss the necessary procedures to access the media and the physical means to send data over a network?
According to the OSI model, which layers discuss the necessary procedures to access the media and the physical means to send data over a network?
What is the primary benefit of segmenting messages in data communication?
What is the primary benefit of segmenting messages in data communication?
What is the process of numbering the segments so that a message may be reassembled at the destination?
What is the process of numbering the segments so that a message may be reassembled at the destination?
Which protocol is responsible for sequencing the individual segments in data communication?
Which protocol is responsible for sequencing the individual segments in data communication?
What is the process where protocols add their information to the data in data communication?
What is the process where protocols add their information to the data in data communication?
What is a PDU called when it is in the form of segmented data according to the TCP/IP suite?
What is a PDU called when it is in the form of segmented data according to the TCP/IP suite?
In data encapsulation, what is the process of breaking up messages into smaller units?
In data encapsulation, what is the process of breaking up messages into smaller units?
