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SkillSoft Explore Course

IT Professional Curricula     Internet and Network Technologies Solution Area     CompTIA Network+     CompTIA Network+ N10-008

The Open Systems Interconnection, or OSI, model is used to describe how computer systems communicate with each other. Frequently used for troubleshooting network problems, the seven layers of the OSI model are concepts with which all networking professionals should be familiar.


In this course, you’ll learn about each layer of the OSI model. You’ll outline how human-readable information, such as emails and chat messages, are transferred over a network, as well as the path this information takes along the OSI model.


You’ll also examine data encapsulation and decapsulation within the context of the OSI model. You’ll outline characteristics for Ethernet headers, IP headers, and TCP/UDP headers, and learn to differentiate between synchronization (SYN) and acknowledgement (ACK) flags.


Lastly, you’ll recognize the primary differences between maximum transmission unit, or MTU, and maximum segment size, or MSS, and how these concepts relate to data being transmitted over a network.



Objectives

CompTIA Network+ N10-008: OSI Model Layers & Data Encapsulation

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • outline the features and purpose of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
  • outline the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the physical layer
  • describe the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the data link layer
  • outline the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the network layer
  • describe the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the transport layer
  • outline the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the session layer
  • recognize the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the presentation layer
  • describe the devices, applications, protocols, and services that function at the application layer
  • outline the characteristics and purpose of Ethernet headers, IP headers, and TCP/UDP headers
  • outline the features and purpose of TCP flags and differentiate between synchronization (SYN) and acknowledgement (ACK)
  • differentiate between fixed and variable payloads
  • differentiate between maximum transmission unit (MTU) and maximum segment size (MSS)
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course