The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used for —
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The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used for —
Answer: D. finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address — ARP is used to map an IP address to its corresponding MAC address within a local network. When a device knows the IP address but needs the physical (MAC)…
- A.
finding the IP address from DNS
- B.
finding the IP address of the default gateway
- C.
finding the IP address that corresponds to a MAC address
- D.
finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address
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Correct answer: D
ARP is used to map an IP address to its corresponding MAC address within a local network. When a device knows the IP address but needs the physical (MAC) address to send data on the LAN, ARP performs this resolution.
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