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What is the primary responsibility of the network layer?
What is the primary responsibility of the network layer?
- Managing physical connections between devices
- Handling error correction in data transmission
- Routing packets from the source host to the destination host (correct)
- Encrypting data packets for secure transmission
What does the network layer do with logical addresses?
What does the network layer do with logical addresses?
- Encrypts them for secure transmission
- Translates them into physical addresses (correct)
- Verifies their authenticity
- Converts them into binary format
What is the size of an IPv4 address?
What is the size of an IPv4 address?
- 16 bits
- 32 bits (correct)
- 64 bits
- 128 bits
What type of problems does the network layer manage?
What type of problems does the network layer manage?
What does the term 'address space' refer to in networking?
What does the term 'address space' refer to in networking?