COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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that connects all the devices in the network.
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that manages all the softwares in the network.
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that manages all the devices in the network.
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None of the above
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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. Switches form the vast majority of network devices in modern data networks.
Detailed explanation-2: -A network switch connects devices within a network (often a local area network, or LAN*) and forwards data packets to and from those devices.
Detailed explanation-3: -A switch is an assistive technology device that replaces the need to use a computer keyboard or a mouse. It may allow users to control a computer, power wheelchair, video game console, tablet, smartphone, toy, and a variety of other electronic devices.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hub. A hub is a physical device used to join multiple devices on the same LAN. For example, a laptop, desktop computer and printer can connect into a hub’s ports with Ethernet cables and be part of the same local network.
Detailed explanation-5: -Top of rack architecture generally places a network fiber switch in every rack to connect easily with every other device in the rack. The in-rack network switch, in turn, is connected to aggregation switches, most often via fiber optic cable.