Unit 4

Unit Contents

Overview
Terms You Should Know


Lesson 1 - Introduction to the OSI Model
Lesson 2 - The Physical Layer
Lesson 3 - The Data Link Layer
Lesson 4 - The Network Layer
Lesson 5 - The Transport Layer
Lesson 6 - The Session Layer
Lesson 7 - The Presentation Layer
Lesson 8 - The Application Layer


Summary

   Overview

Building on the concept of layered protocols, this unit introduces the very important Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. The OSI model began as a reference model, that is, an abstract model for data communications. The OSI model is used to provide a logical structure to the course, and serves as a reference throughout the remainder of the units.


   Terms You Should Know

address

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)

authentication

capacity

compiler

compression

connection-oriented

connectionless

de facto

decryption

encoding

encryption

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

flow control

frame

handshake

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Internet Protocol (IP)

Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)

multiplexing

Network File System (NFS)

network interface card (NIC)

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

packet

port

proprietary

regulation

Sequenced Packet Exchange (SPX)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

standard

Systems Network Architecture (SNA)

Telnet

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP)

virtual circuit

World Wide Web (Web)

X.25

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