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After completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of a network model?
What are the layers of the OSI model?
What are the characteristics of each layer of the OSI model?
How does the TCP/IP stack compare to the OSI model?
What are the well-known TCP and/or UDP port numbers for a given collection of common applications?