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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what is the use of Multicast Addresses?
A
it is used to reach a group of devices running a common protocol or service
B
it is used to send a single packet to one or more destinations
C
it is used to allows the Ethernet NIC to filter the frame
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In computer networking, multicast is group communication where data transmission is addressed to a group of destination computers simultaneously. Multicast can be one-to-many or many-to-many distribution. Multicast should not be confused with physical layer point-to-multipoint communication.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Transport Protocol most often used for multicast communication is User Datagram Protocol (UDP).

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