CISSP-ISSAP: Information Systems Security Architecture Professional

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You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company operates a TCP/IP-based network. Network performance is slow due to heavy traffic. A hub is being used as the network’s central connecting device. Which of the following devices can replace the hub to control network traffic more efficiently?

Explanation

A switch learns MAC addresses and forwards Ethernet frames only through the port associated with the destination device. Unlike a hub, which sends traffic to all ports, this reduces unnecessary traffic and collision domains, improving network performance.

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