Chapter 4. Application Layer

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

Image How do the functions of the application layer, session layer, and presentation layer work together to provide network services to end-user applications?

Image How do common application layer protocols interact with end-user applications?

Image Which common application layer protocols provide Internet services to end users, including ...

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