COMPUTER NETWORKING

TRANSPORT LAYER

TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL TCP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which layer handles the formatting of application data so that it will be readable by the destination system?
A
Application
B
Session
C
Data Link
D
Presentation
E
Transport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Because encoding schemes between different computers are dissimilar, the data must be converted to bit streams to be readable by the receiving computer. On the sender’s end, the presentation layer translates the data from a user-dependent format to the common binary format.

Detailed explanation-2: -Layer 6. The presentation layer translates or formats data for the application layer based on the semantics or syntax the application accepts. This layer also handles the encryption and decryption that the application layer requires.

Detailed explanation-3: -Presentation layer: The presentation layer is the sixth layer of the OSI model. The presentation layer allows you to define the form in which the data is exchanged between the two communicating entities. This layer is responsible for the translation, encryption, and compression of data.

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