COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What’s a switch in networking?
A
To turn on off computer
B
A piece of hardware to let multiple computers comunicate
C
A piece of software that lets multiple computers comunicate
D
A gaming console
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A network switch connects devices in a network to each other, enabling them to talk by exchanging data packets. Switches can be hardware devices that manage physical networks or software-based virtual devices. A network switch operates on the data-link layer, or Layer 2, of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.

Detailed explanation-2: -A network switch forwards data packets between devices. Switches send packets directly to devices, rather than sending them to networks like a router does.

Detailed explanation-3: -A network switch connects users, applications, and equipment across a network so that they can communicate with one another and share resources. The simplest network switches offer connectivity exclusively to devices on a single local-area network (LAN).

Detailed explanation-4: -A switch is a multiport device that improves network efficiency. The switch maintains limited routing information about nodes in the internal network, and it allows connections to systems like hubs or routers. Strands of LANs are usually connected using switches.

Detailed explanation-5: -A network switch is a small hardware device that joins multiple computers together within one local area network (LAN).

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