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What is the primary function of the Physical Layer in the OSI model?
What is the primary function of the Physical Layer in the OSI model?
- a. Helps prevent crosstalk amongst the wires in the cable.
- b. Helps prevent EMI/RFI interference.
- c. Transmit raw data bits over a physical medium, either wired or wireless.
- d. Transmits data over longer distances at higher bandwidth than any other networking media. (correct)
- It is often referred to as the “Hardware Layer”, since it involves tangible physical components rather than abstract data features.
- It is often referred to as the “Hardware Layer”, since it involves tangible physical components rather than abstract data features.
- a. Data link layer
- b. Presentation layer
- c. Transport Layer
- d. Physical Layer (correct)