DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
CONNECTING DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A switch
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A repeater
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A hub
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A bridge
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer D describes a bridge. A bridge is a device that is used to segregate a network. It makes forwarding or blocking decisions based on the MAC address embedded within the packet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Firewall: A firewall is a hardware or software device between a computer and the rest of the network open to attackers or hackers.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Switch is a device that takes data sent from one network device and forwards it to the destination node based on MAC address.