COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK TOPOLOGIES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the TCP/IP model layers is responsible for breaking down the message into packets?

A	Network
B	Application
C	Transport
D	Internet

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Network layer, the Internet Protocol strips off the IP header and sends the packet up to the Transport layer. In the Transport layer, the TCP (in this case) strips off the TCP header and sends the data up to the Application layer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Application layer-encodes/decodes the message into a form that is understood by the sender and the recipient devices using protocols like HTTP, file transfer protocol (FTP ) and SMTP . Transport layer-breaks down the message into small pieces called packets .

Detailed explanation-3: -4 The TCP/IP Protocol Stack is made up of four primary layers: the Application, Transport, Network, and Link layers (Diagram 1).

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