This set of Data communication and Networking Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “OSI MODEL Transport Layer ”.
1. The _______ layer ensures end-to-end reliable data transmission.
- network
- physical
- data link
- transport
2. _______ addresses on headers change as a packet moves from network to network but the _______ do not.
- Logical; port
- Logical; network
- Logical; physical
- Physical; logical
3. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the session layer.
- physical
- data link
- transport
- application
4. The _______ layer is responsible for source-to-destination delivery of the entire message.
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network
5. The _______ layer may create a connection (a single logical path between the source and destination that is associated with all the packets of a message) between two end ports
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network
6. A _______ address identifies a process running on a computer.
- logical
- physical
- network
- service-point
7. The header added by the transport layer to the packet coming from the upper layer includes the _______ address.
- logical
- service-point
- physical
- network
8. Segmentation and reassembly are functions of the _______ layer.
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network
9. In a connection-oriented exchange the first phase is _______ between the transport layers of the source and destination
- connection establishment
- the exchange of data packets
- connection termination
- none of the above
10. In a connection-oriented exchange the last phase after all the data packets are transferred is _______.
- connection establishment
- flow control
- connection termination
- none of the above
11. The assigning of sequence numbers to packets of a message is a function of the _______ layer.
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network
12. The reassembly of packets into the original message is a function of the _______ layer
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network
13. The division of a message into packets is a function of the _______ layer.
- physical
- data link
- transport
- network