It cannot filter data. Data packets are sent to all connected devices, and there is no intelligence to find out the best path for data packet which then leads to inefficiencies and wastage.

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• switch

• bridge

• router

Hubs are used on a small networks where data transmission is not very high.

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Filters traffic on the LAN by looking at the Media Access Control (MAC) address, thus this device is more complex than a hub

• hub

• switch

• bridge

• router

In a telecommunication networks, a bridge is a product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another LAN that uses the same protocol.

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Can perform error checking before forwarding data, which are very efficient by not forwarding packets that error-end out or forwarding good packets selectively to correct devices only.

• hub

• switch

• bridge

• router

Switches can support both layer 2 (based on MAC address) and layer 3 (based on IP address) depending on the type of switch.

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Usually use the IP address to forward packets, which allow the network to go across different protocols.

• hub

• switch

• bridge

• router

The most common home use for routers is to share a broadband internet connection.

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Match the following Network Devices

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• Hub

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• Router

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switch forward packets based on software while a Router forwards using hardware.

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