The .......... layer establishes, maintains, and synchronizes the interactions between communicating devices.

The .......... layer ensures interoperability between communicating devices through transformation of data into a mutually agreed upon format.

The ............. layer enables the users to access the network.

TCP/IP is a ............ hierarchical protocol suite developed ............ the OSI model.

The TCP/IP ............ layer is equivalent to the combined session, presentation, and application layers of the OSI model.

The ............... address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as defined by its LAN or WAN.

The ......... address uniquely defines a host on the Internet.

The .......... address identifies a process on a host.

Transmission data rate is decided by ........

TCP/IP model was developed ........... the OSI model.