... user. An application of this type maybe outlook express, or a standard web based e-mail account. Application is considered very basic and is something which is visible to the user. So as the user is using their machine they send information through the web based e-mail account or outlook express by clicking the send button, this could be any type of media or text based document. Presentation The purpose of the 6th layer, called presentation is to transform the data from the application layer and or the session layer (which will be described next) in to a useable format. It can do this is numerous ways, namely mime encoding. Mime encoding is multipurpose internet mail extension. It's a system used that involves a process of tagging data so that it known which applications can be used to run them. Mime is therefore considered a protocol. Another feature used in the 6th layer ...

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