Layers Flashcards
What are the 7 layers of the OSI Model?
L7 ApplicationL6 PresentationL5 SessionL4 TransportL3 NetworkL2 Data LinkL1 Physical
Name some protocols and services that run at L7 (Application Layer)?
Email Protocols SMTP and Pop3TelnetHTTPFile Transfer Protocol( FTP)Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Name the four primary tasks that the Presentation Layer is concerned with.
- Compatibility with the operating system.2. Proper encapsulation of data for network transmission.3. Data formatting (ASCII, Binary)4. Data encryption, compression and translation
What is the Application Layer (L7)?
It’s where the end users interact with the network.
What is the Presentation Layer (L6)?
How the data is presented.
What are some file types in the Presentation Layer?
JPEG, ASCII, GIF, MPEG, MIDI, EBCDIC, and TIFF
What is the Session Layer (L5)?
It handles the creation, maintenance and teardown of communications between those two hosts.
What is the Transport Layer (L4)?
It establishes a logical end-to-end connection between two systems, segment data received from the upper layers of the OSI model, and to make sure the data gets to the destination in the correct order and free of errors.
What are the two methods for transporting data?
Connection-oriented, referring to TCP and connectionless, referring to UDP.
Besides TCP and UDP, what is also a Transport Layer?
SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange) NCP (Novell Netware protocol.
The Network Layer (L3) is also called what?
The Routing Layer
What layer does IP run at?
The Network Layer
What is the two-question process in the Network Layer?
What valid paths exist from the local router to a given destination?What is the best path (optimal path) to take to get there?
What layer is the Data Link?
L2
What is a WAP?
Wireless Access Points