nerdexam
Cisco

200-301 · Question #1439

What is a characteristic of a Layer 2 switch?

The correct answer is D. uses the data link layer for communications. A Layer 2 switch operates at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model and uses MAC addresses for switching frames between devices.

Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 5, 2026Network Fundamentals

Question

What is a characteristic of a Layer 2 switch?

Options

  • Aresponsible for sending data in a particular sequence
  • Buses routers to create collision domains
  • Cavoids MAC address storage for faster transmission
  • Duses the data link layer for communications

How the community answered

(56 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    9% (5)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    86% (48)

Explanation

A Layer 2 switch operates at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model and uses MAC addresses for switching frames between devices.

Topics

#Layer 2 switching#OSI model#Data Link Layer

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 200-301 Practice