COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK DEVICES
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switch
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repeater
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router
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. A switch is a data link layer networking device which connects devices in a network and uses packet switching to send and receive data over the network. Like a hub, a switch also has many ports, to which computers are plugged in.
Detailed explanation-2: -A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both Hubs and Switches are network connecting devices. Hubs are basic networking devices that operate at the Physical Layer and they are used to send the data packets to all the connected devices, without any filtration.