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OSI MODEL QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Routers operate at which layer of the OSI model?

a)

physical

b)

transport

c)

network

d)

MAC sublayer of the data link layer

e)

session

2.

Bits are packaged into frames at which layer of the OSI model?

a)

data link

b)

transport

c)

physical

d)

presentation

e)

application

3.

Which of the following are benefits of using a layered network model?


A . it specifies how changes to one layer must be propagated through the other layers

B . it facilitates troubleshooting

C . it focuses on details rather than general functions of networking

D . it breaks the complex process of networking into more manageable chunks

E . it allows layers developed by different vendors to interoperate.

a)

A and B only

b)

B, D, and E

c)

A and C only

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

4.

The layers of the OSI model, from the top down, are:

a)

application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, physical

b)

session, presentation, data transport, MAC, network, physical

c)

physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application

d)

presentation, application, session, network, transport, data link, physical

e)

application, encryption, network, transport, logical link control, physical

5.

Which of the following operate at the presentation layer?

A . MIDI

B . FTP

C . SMTP

D . TFTP

E . JPEG

a)

A and B

b)

A, C, and E

c)

C and E

d)

A and E

e)

none of the above

6.

Which of the following are transport layer protocols?

a)

TCP and UDP

b)

IP

c)

FTAM

d)

IP and TFTP

e)

TFTP

7.

Which of the following are considered to be the upper layer protocols?

a)

presentation and session

b)

application and presentation

c)

application, presentation, and session

d)

application, presentation, session, and transport

e)

application

8.

Flow control takes place at which layer?

a)

physical

b)

transport

c)

network

d)

MAC sublayer of the data link layer

e)

session

9.

Encryption takes place at which layer?

a)

application

b)

presentation

c)

session

d)

transport

e)

data link

10.

True or False: The network layer uses physical addresses to route data to destination hosts.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Error detection and recovery takes place at which layer?

a)

transport

b)

presentation

c)

data link

d)

application

e)

network

12.

Which layer establishes, maintains, and terminates communications between applications located on different devices?

a)

application

b)

presentation

c)

session

d)

network

e)

data link

13.

IP is implemented at which OSI model layer?

a)

transport

b)

session

c)

data link

d)

network

e)

logical link control

14.

Which layer handles the formatting of application data so that it will be readable by the destination system?

a)

application

b)

presentation

c)

session

d)

transport

e)

data link

15.

Which of the following are presentation layer standards?

(choose the best answer)

A. MIDI

B. TIFF

C. JPEG

D. MPEG

E. GIF

a)

C and D

b)

B, C, and E

c)

B, C, D, and E

d)

A only

e)

all of the above

16.

Packets are found at which layer?

a)

data link

b)

transport

c)

network

d)

session

e)

physical

17.

Which layer translates between physical (MAC) and logical addresses?

a)

network

b)

data link

c)

transport

d)

physical

e)

session

18.

What does OSI stand for?

a)

International Standards Organization

b)

Open Systems Interconnect

c)

Operating Standard Information

d)

Operating System Interconnection

e)

Open Systems Interface

19.

Repeaters and hubs operate at which layer?

a)

network

b)

data link

c)

transport

d)

physical

e)

session

20.

Bit synchronization is handled at which layer?

a)

data link

b)

session

c)

transport

d)

presentation

e)

physical

21.

True or False: most logical addresses are preset in network interface cards at the factory

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Bridges operate at which layer of the OSI model?

a)

physical

b)

data link

c)

transport

d)

network

e)

session

23.

What are the sublayers of the data link layer?

a)

MAC and IPX

b)

hardware and frame

c)

MAC and LLC

d)

WAN and LAN

e)

TFTP and telnet

24.

Which layer translates between physical and logical addresses?

a)

the MAC sublayer of the data link layer

b)

transport

c)

physical

d)

application

e)

network

25.

Which layer is responsible for packet sequencing, acknowledgments, and requests for retransmission?

a)

The MAC sublayer of the data link layer

b)

transport

c)

physical

d)

application

e)

network