Self Testing Questions on OSI layers

Choose the correct answer among the FOUR alternative choices given against each question:
1. The OSI model consists of ___ layers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Network
Transport

6. Decryption and encryption of data are the responsibility of

the ______ layer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Network
Transport

5. In the ____ layer, the data unit is called a frame

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Network
Transport
Session
Presentation

4. The ___ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Transport
Session
Presentation
Application

3. The end-to-end delivery of the entire message is the responsibility of

the _____ layer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Three
Five
Seven
Eight

2. The _____ layer decides the location of synchronization points

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Presentation
Data link
Network
Transport

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7. Dialog control is a function of the _____ layer

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

added
subtracted
rearranged
modified

12. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the session
layer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

added
subtracted
rearranged
modified

11. As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers
are _______
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Transport
Network

10. As the data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers
are _______
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Data link
Sesssion
Transport
Application

9. Node-to-node delivery of the data unit is the responsibility of

the _____ layer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Transport
Session
Presentation
Application

8. Mail services and directory services are available to network users

through the ____ layers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Transport
Presentation

Prepared by Nukala Prabhakar, Divisional Engineer, IT Project Circle, Pune

13. When data are transmitted from device A to device B, the header from
As layer 5 is read by Bs ______ layer
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Programs
Dialogs
Protocols
Bits

18. What is the main function of the transport layer?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Transport
Presentation

17. The physical layer is concerned with the transmission of ____ over
the physical medium
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Data link
Transport
Presentation

16. The ____ layer can use the trailer of the frame for error detection
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Transport
Session
Presentation
Application

15. The _____ layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Physical
Transport
Session
Presentation

14. In the ______ layer, translations from one character code to another
occur.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

node-to-node delivery
end-to-end message delivery
synchronization
updating and maintenance of routing tables

Prepared by Nukala Prabhakar, Divisional Engineer, IT Project Circle, Pune

19. Session layer checkpoints ________

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

ASCII, EBCDIC
NFS, SQL, RPC
FTP, SMTP
None of these

25. Following are the examples of Network layer protocols

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Data Link Layer

Physical Layer
Network Layer
Lower three layers

24. Following are the examples of Session layer

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Data Link Layer

Physical Layer
Network Layer
Lower three layers

23. Routing protocols operate in the ____ of OSI Reference model

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Data Link Layer

Physical and Data Link Layers
Network Layer
Lower three layers

22. WAN protocols operate in the ____ of OSI Reference model

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Network virtual terminal

File transfer, access, and management
Mail service
All of the above

21. LAN protocols operate in the ____ of OSI Reference model

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

allow just a portion of a file to be resent

detect and recover errors
control the addition of headers
are involved in dialog control

20. Which of the following is an application layer service?

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

NFS, SQL, RPC

FDDI, Token ring
IP, IPX, AppleTalk
None of these
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Prepared by Nukala Prabhakar, Divisional Engineer, IT Project Circle, Pune

Key:
(1) c; (2) b; (3) b; (4) a; (5) b; (6) a; (7) b; (8) d; (9) b; (10) b; (11) a; (12) c; (13) c;
(14) c; (15) a; (16) b; (17) d; (18) b; (19) a; (20) d; (21) b; (22) d; (23) c; (24) b; (25) c;

Prepared by Nukala Prabhakar, Divisional Engineer, IT Project Circle, Pune