A router has two interfaces: one connected to the 10.0.0.0/8 network and one connected to the 172.16.0.0/16 network. A packet arrives on the 10.0.0.0/8 interface with a destination IP of 172.16.5.10. What will the router do?

Send the packet back to the source

Flood the packet out of all interfaces

Forward the packet out of the interface connected to the 172.16.0.0/16 network

Drop the packet because the destination is not in the routing table

What is the primary purpose of network devices such as switches and routers in a network?

To enable communication between end devices by forwarding data

To secure end devices from malware

To store data permanently for end devices

To provide power to end devices

A network administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue. Users on the same switch can communicate with each other, but they cannot reach a server on a different subnet. The switch is correctly configured, and the router is up. What is the most likely cause of the issue?

The router's routing table is missing a route to the server's subnet

The users' computers are on different VLANs

The switch's MAC address table is full

The server's MAC address is not in the switch's table

In a typical small office network, which device would you use to connect multiple computers within the same office, and which device would you use to connect the office network to the internet?

Switch to connect computers within the office, and router to connect to the internet

Hub to connect computers, and switch to connect to the internet

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A technician connects 20 computers to a single switch. When computer A sends data to computer B, the switch receives the frame and looks up the destination MAC address in its MAC address table. The entry is found, and the switch forwards the frame only out of the port connected to computer B. What is this behavior called?
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A router has two interfaces: one connected to the 10.0.0.0/8 network and one connected to the 172.16.0.0/16 network. A packet arrives on the 10.0.0.0/8 interface with a destination IP of 172.16.5.10. What will the router do?
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What is the primary purpose of network devices such as switches and routers in a network?
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A network administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue. Users on the same switch can communicate with each other, but they cannot reach a server on a different subnet. The switch is correctly configured, and the router is up. What is the most likely cause of the issue?
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10foundation · easy
In a typical small office network, which device would you use to connect multiple computers within the same office, and which device would you use to connect the office network to the internet?
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