OSI Model Flashcards
(35 cards)
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model consists of:
7 layers
Physical layer of the OSI model is also known as:
Layer 1
Which of the following protocols reside at the application layer of the OSI model?
HTTP, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol”
SMTP, “Simple Mail Transfer Protocol”
FTP, “File Transfer Protocol”
Which of the terms listed below refers to the OSI network layer?
Layer 3
Layer 6 of the OSI model is also referred to as:
Presentation Layer
In the OSI model, physical addressing takes place at the:
Datalink Layer “layer 2”
OSI layer 7 is also known as:
Application
Which of the following reside at the physical layer of the OSI model?
Hub
Network cabling
Character encoding, data compression and encryption/decryption take place at the
Presentation Layer “Layer 6”
Which OSI layer assumes responsibility for managing network connections between applications?
Session Layer “Layer 5”
Layer 4 of the OSI model is also known as:
Transport Layer
The term “Presentation layer” refers to:
Layer 6
What is the name of a data unit used at the OSI physical layer?
Bit
In the OSI model, Media Access Control (MAC) and Logical Link Control (LLC) sublayers are the components of:
Datalink Layer “Layer 2”
Layer 2 of the OSI model is also referred to as:
Datalink Layer
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) resides at:
Transport Layer, “Layer 4”
Which OSI layer is responsible for breaking up data into segments?
Transport Layer, “Layer 4”
Transport layer resides between which two other layers of the OSI model?
Network & Session
Routers operate at:
Network Layer, “Layer 3”
Layer 5 of the OSI model is also known as:
Session Layer
In the OSI model, session layer is also referred to as:
Layer 5
At which of the OSI layers IP addressing takes place?
Network layer “Layer 3”
Layer 3 of the OSI model is also known as:
Network Layer
Data encryption and decryption typically takes place at the:
Presentation Layer “Layer 6”