ISC2 SSCP Exam - Topic 8 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's SSCP exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 8

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Layer 4 of the OSI stack is known as:

Athe data link layer

Bthe transport layer

Cthe network layer

Dthe presentation layer

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Suggested Answer: B

Source: TIPTON, Hal, (ISC)2, Introduction to the CISSP Exam presentation.

by Oretha at May 06, 2022, 10:27 AM

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Judy

4 months ago

I thought it was the network layer for a sec!

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Kenneth

4 months ago

Yup, Layer 4 handles end-to-end communication.

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Shawn

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that?

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Tasia

4 months ago

Totally agree, B is the right answer.

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Lorenza

5 months ago

It's the transport layer!

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Thaddeus

5 months ago

I recall that the network layer is Layer 3, so that rules out option C. I’m leaning towards B for the transport layer, but I hope I’m correct!

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Deeann

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused. I thought the data link layer was Layer 2, but now I’m second-guessing myself about the transport layer being Layer 4.

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Fernanda

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question last week, and I believe Layer 4 is definitely the transport layer. It’s where TCP and UDP operate, right?

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Gracia

5 months ago

I think Layer 4 is the transport layer, but I’m not 100% sure. I remember it deals with end-to-end communication.

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Felicidad

5 months ago

This looks like a pretty straightforward multiple choice question on the DCI encoding process. I'm pretty confident I can tackle this one.

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Jolene

5 months ago

This looks like a straightforward question on detective controls for malicious attacks. I'll start by reviewing the options and thinking through which one is not a detective control.

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Santos

5 months ago

This seems like a tricky one. I'd need to really dig into the details to figure out the root cause. Definitely going to need to review the SLAs and OLAs closely.

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