What is the purpose of the presentation layer?

A.
Addressing and routing

B.
Data syntax and formatting

C.
End-to-end connection

D.
Framing

Explanation:
B: No protocols work at the presentation layer, but services that carry out data formatting, compression/decompression, and encryption/decryption processes do occur at that layer. Putting data into a standardized format allows for a large subset of applications to be able to understand and interpret it.