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OSI Model MCQs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many layers are there in the OSI model?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

2.

Which layer is responsible for encryption and compression?

a)

Transport

b)

Presentation

c)

Session

d)

Application

3.

What layer does the IP address belong to?

a)

Data Link

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Application

4.

Which layer is responsible for reliable delivery and error checking?

a)

Data Link

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Session

5.

What is the main job of the Session Layer?

a)

Error detection

b)

Data translation

c)

Start, manage, and end sessions

d)

Address resolution

6.

Which layer does the MAC address operate at?

a)

Network

b)

Transport

c)

Application

d)

Data Link

7.

At which layer does HTTP operate?

a)

Session

b)

Application

c)

Transport

d)

Network

8.

In the diagram, what is the purpose of encapsulation?

a)

Breaking data into parts

b)

Wrapping data with headers

c)

Encrypting the data

d)

Compressing the data

9.

What does the Physical Layer transmit?

a)

Packets

b)

Frames

c)

Bits

d)

Segments

10.

Which layer deals with port numbers like 80 or 443?

a)

Data Link

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Application

11.

Which of the following is NOT added during encapsulation?

a)

TCP Header

b)

IP Header

c)

MAC Header

d)

User Interface

12.

The process of removing headers as data moves up the OSI layers is called:

a)

Filtering

b)

Decapsulation

c)

Layering

d)

Encoding

13.

Which layer is responsible for translating between different data formats?

a)

Session

b)

Transport

c)

Presentation

d)

Application

14.

Which protocol works at the Transport Layer?

a)

IP

b)

MAC

c)

TCP

d)

HTML

15.

What layer is responsible for logical addressing?

a)

Network

b)

Data Link

c)

Application

d)

Physical

16.

What is the main function of the Data Link Layer?

a)

Logical addressing

b)

Segmenting data

c)

Error detection in frames

d)

Path selection

17.

Which of the following is a function of the Application Layer?

a)

Routing

b)

Ensuring delivery

c)

Providing services like email or file transfer

d)

IP Addressing

18.

What is the correct order of layers from top to bottom?

a)

App → Session → Transport → Physical

b)

Application → Presentation → Session → Transport → Network → Data Link → Physical

c)

Physical → Data Link → Transport → Application

d)

Application → Session → Data Link → Physical

19.

Which layer handles converting data into electrical signals?

a)

Network

b)

Physical

c)

Data Link

d)

Presentation

20.

Which two layers use IP and MAC addresses respectively?

a)

Physical & Transport

b)

Application & Session

c)

Network & Data Link

d)

Transport & Network