What is the purpose of the presentation layer?

What is the purpose of the presentation layer?

What is the purpose of the presentation layer?

A.
Addressing and routing

B.
Data syntax and formatting

C.
End-to-end connection

D.
Framing

Explanation:
B: No protocols work at the presentation layer, but services that carry out data formatting, compression/decompression, and encryption/decryption processes do occur at that layer. Putting data into a standardized format allows for a large subset of applications to be able to understand and interpret it.



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joe

joe

Presentation Layer: Data syntax and formatting
Session Layer: Dialog control

joe

joe

Data Link layer: Add header and trail to the frame