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OSI Network Layers Quiz

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The International Standards Organization (ISO) developed the Open

Systems Interconnection (OSI) model which divides network
communication into seven layers. Layers 1-4 are considered the lower
layers and mostly concern themselves with moving data around whereas
Layers 5-7 are the upper layers and contain application-level data. Below
is a quiz to test your knowledge on the OSI Reference Model in Computer
Networking. Give it a try!

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1.  How many OSI layers are there?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

E. 9

2.  At which layer do router devices operate?

A. Data Link Layer

B. Network Layer

C. Transport Layer

D. Physical Layer

E. Application Layer

3.  Name a protocol that operates at the Transport Layer.

4.  The network is which OSI layer?

5.  Which layer manages the reliable transfer of data from host to host (or end to end)?

A. Network Layer

B. Data Link Layer

C. Session Layer

D. Presentation Layer

E. Transport Layer

6.  Encapsulation occurs at all of the layers. True or False?

7.  The Session layer communicates with which other layers?

A. None

B. Application and Transport

C. Transport and Network

D. Transport and Presentation

E. Transport, Presentation and Network

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8.  What is the name of the layer that selects the best path for data to be transmitted?

9.  What devices operate at the Data Link Layer?

A. Hubs

B. Switches

C. Repeaters

D. Hubs and Repeaters

E. Routers

10. How many layers can provide error detection and correction?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

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The upper layers of the OSI model are, in correct order -
Session, application, presentation

Session, presentation, application

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