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200-301 · Question #861
200-301 Question #861: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: flooded to all ports except the origination port. Switches tend to flood frame with the Unknown Destination MAC Address out all ports apart from the Originating (apart from the one it received) port.
Submitted by layla.eg· Mar 5, 2026Network Fundamentals
Question
When a switch receives a frame for an unknown destination MAC address, how is the frame handled?
Options
- Abroadcast to all ports on the switch
- Bflooded to all ports except the origination port
- Cforwarded to the first available port
- Dinspected and dropped by the switch
Explanation
Switches tend to flood frame with the Unknown Destination MAC Address out all ports apart from the Originating (apart from the one it received) port.
Topics
#Switch forwarding#Frame flooding#MAC address table
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