TCP/IP Model

Question 1

What is the TCP/IP model?

Answer 1

A series of protocols that work together to transmit data from one computer, through any number of pieces of network hardware, to another computer
It is a concept; not a physical thing.

Question 2

What are the 4 layers?

Answer 2

Application layer
Transport layer
Network layer
Data link layer

Question 3

What is the Application layer?

Answer 3

Where network applications operate

Question 4

What does the Transport layer do?

Answer 4

Establishes communication between the sender and the recipient, agreeing on how communication will take place

Question 5

What does the Network layer do?

Answer 5

Packages data for transmission by breaking it into units called packets, which are sent across the network

Question 6

Give a description of the Data layer (AKA Network Interface Layer)?

Answer 6

The physics components of computer, such as the network interface card (NIC), operate at this level

Question 7

Name protocols on the Application layer:

Answer 7

HTTP
HTTP
FTP
SMTP
IMAP

Question 8

Name protocols on the Transport layer:

Answer 8

TCP

UDP

Question 9

Name protocols on the Network layer:

Answer 9

IP

Question 10

Name protocols on the Network Interface layer:

Answer 10

Ethernet, Wi-Fi