Please briefly describe the three layers of the Internet: application layer, transport layer, and physical layer. This multilayer view is said to help with practical issues related to networking. What are a few of those issues?

What will be an ideal response?


Experts refer to the software portion of the Internet as the application layer.

The protocol portion of the Internet, where client software communicates requests to servers using the packet-switching rules of TCP/IP, is called the transport layer.

The hardware associated with the Internet is referred to as the physical layer

Practical issues (student answers will vary): selecting an Internet service provider, working with Internet applications, and protecting yourself from hackers.

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