CAF-3 · Chapter 7 · Question 3 of 15
A healthcare portal encrypts patient data and compresses it before sending it to another hospital's database, ensuring the receiving system can correctly read the format. Which layer of the OSI model handles this translation, encryption, and compression?
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Correct answer: A) Presentation Layer (Layer 6)
Explanation
The Presentation Layer (Layer 6) acts as the data translator. It handles data formatting (e.g., JPEG, XML), encryption, and compression to ensure data from one system is readable by another
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