COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is the correct definition of a router?
A
Forwards data packets along a network
B
Corrects errors that are found in data packets
C
A type of transmission media that provides the greatest bandwidth
D
A server within a network
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A router is a physical or virtual appliance that passes information between two or more packet-switched computer networks. A router inspects a given data packet’s destination Internet Protocol address (IP address), calculates the best way for it to reach its destination and then forwards it accordingly.

Detailed explanation-2: -A router is a networking device that forwards data packets and is connected to two or more data lines from different networks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition(s): A computer that is a gateway between two networks at OSI layer 3 and that relays and directs data packets through that inter-network. The most common form of router operates on IP packets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Routing is the process by which systems decide where to send a packet. Routing protocols on a system “discover” the other systems on the local network. When the source system and the destination system are on the same local network, the path that packets travel between them is called a direct route.

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