COMPUTER NETWORKING

APPLICATION LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which on of the following is the function of the Presentation Layer?
A
Create an maintain dialog between source and destination applications
B
Compressing data
C
Flow control
D
Choose the best path to route packets
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is responsible for data compression, which is used to minimize the actual number of bits that must be transmitted on the network media to the receiver. It is responsible for data encryption and decryption.

Detailed explanation-2: -Presentation layer: Presentation layer is concerned with the syntax and semantics of the information exchanged between two systems. It is responsible for translation, encryption and data compression.

Detailed explanation-3: -Data compression is the function of presentation layer in OSI reference model. Compression is often used to maximize the use of bandwidth across a network or to optimize disk space when saving data.

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