A network device that associates a Media Access Control (MAC) address with a port is a:

The correct answer is D. Switch. A switch begins learning the local MAC addresses as soon as it is connected to other devices or to a network. This learning capability makes switches easy to use on a network. The switch learning process works like this: 1.As a PC or other networked device sends a frame to…

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A switch begins learning the local MAC addresses as soon as it is connected to other devices or to a network. This learning capability makes switches easy to use on a network. The switch learning process works like this: 1.As a PC or other networked device sends a frame to another device through the switch, the switch captures the source MAC address of the frame and the interface that received it. 2.The switch confirms or adds the MAC address and the port to the lookup table.

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