CIW Computing Essentials questions
with complete solutions
Application - correct answer ✔✔Interacts with the operating system or application to transfer data
presentation - correct answer ✔✔Converts data to ensure that it can be read by receiving computer
Session - correct answer ✔✔Controls communication with the receiving computer
Transport - correct answer ✔✔Ensures error-free transmission between sending and receiving computer
Network - correct answer ✔✔Determines how the data will be sent to receiving computer
Data Link - correct answer ✔✔Determines the appropriate protocol to send data
Physical - correct answer ✔✔Defines the type of network media that is used to send data
POP - correct answer ✔✔An e-mail protocol used for receiving e-mail/ Downloads email
IMAP - correct answer ✔✔stores messages on the mail server, which allows devices to synchronize e-
mail accounts
FTP - correct answer ✔✔Used to transfer files from computer to computer over the Internet
HTTP - correct answer ✔✔Used to transfer data over the World Wide Web
When a user visits a Web page, the page's content must be downloaded to the computer from the Web
server
with complete solutions
Application - correct answer ✔✔Interacts with the operating system or application to transfer data
presentation - correct answer ✔✔Converts data to ensure that it can be read by receiving computer
Session - correct answer ✔✔Controls communication with the receiving computer
Transport - correct answer ✔✔Ensures error-free transmission between sending and receiving computer
Network - correct answer ✔✔Determines how the data will be sent to receiving computer
Data Link - correct answer ✔✔Determines the appropriate protocol to send data
Physical - correct answer ✔✔Defines the type of network media that is used to send data
POP - correct answer ✔✔An e-mail protocol used for receiving e-mail/ Downloads email
IMAP - correct answer ✔✔stores messages on the mail server, which allows devices to synchronize e-
mail accounts
FTP - correct answer ✔✔Used to transfer files from computer to computer over the Internet
HTTP - correct answer ✔✔Used to transfer data over the World Wide Web
When a user visits a Web page, the page's content must be downloaded to the computer from the Web
server
