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Mail services are available to the network user through the ......................layer.

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Data link
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Physical
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Transport
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Application
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Solution

The correct option is D Application

Mail services are available to the network user through the Application layer.

The application layer is a layer in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven-layer model and in the TCP/IP protocol suite. It consists of protocols that focus on process-to-process communication across an IP network and provides a firm communication interface and end-user services.

Application layer is the top most layer of TCP/IP Model that provides the interface between the applications and network. The several functions of application layer are given below : Application layer is used exchange messages. It provides access for global information about various services.

The Application Layer enables the user, whether human or software, to access the network. It provides user interfaces and support for services such as e-mail, shared database management and other types of distributed information services.

In the Internet Protocol suite, TCP provides transport services, while IP provides network services. In Novell's SPX/IPX protocol suite, SPX (Sequenced Packet Exchange) provides transport services, while IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange) provides network services. NetBIOS is also a transport layer protocol.


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