Multiple choice technology

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) belongs to which layer architecure ?

  1. Application Layer

  2. Transport Layer

  3. Presentation Layer

  4. Physical Layer

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Explanation

FTP is an Application Layer protocol. It provides file transfer services to end-user applications and operates at Layer 7 of the OSI model (or the Application Layer of the TCP/IP model). FTP uses TCP for reliable transport (operating at Transport Layer), but FTP itself belongs to the Application Layer.