Exam 100-101 Topic 2 Question 70 Discussion

The Internet Protocol Suite, TCP/IP, is a suite of protocols used for communication over the internet. The TCP/IP model was created after the OSI 7 layer model for two major reasons. First, the foundation of the Internet was built using the TCP/IP suite and through the spread of the World Wide Web and Internet, TCP/IP has been preferred. Second, a project researched by the Department of Defense (DOD) consisted of creating the TCP/IP protocols. The DOD's goal was to bring international standards which could not be met by the OSI model. Since the DOD was the largest software consumer and they preferred the TCP/IP suite, most vendors used this model rather then the OSI. Below is a side by side comparison of the TCP/IP and OSI models.
TCP/IP Model VS. OSI Model Application Layer 7 Application Layer 6 Presentation Layer 5 Session Transport Layer 4 Transport Internet Layer 3 Network Network Access Layer 2 Data Link Layer 1 Physical