GCFA · Question #148
Which of the following statements are true about routers? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
The correct answer is A. Routers organize addresses into classes, which are used to determine how to move packets from B. Routers are responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic D. Routers act as protocol translators and bind dissimilar networks.. Routers perform path selection, classful address organization, and protocol translation, but statement C is false because routers actively limit broadcast traffic between network segments rather than allowing it to pass freely.
Question
Which of the following statements are true about routers? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Options
- ARouters organize addresses into classes, which are used to determine how to move packets from
- BRouters are responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic
- CRouters do not limit physical broadcast traffic.
- DRouters act as protocol translators and bind dissimilar networks.
How the community answered
(49 responses)- A73% (36)
- C27% (13)
Why each option
Routers perform path selection, classful address organization, and protocol translation, but statement C is false because routers actively limit broadcast traffic between network segments rather than allowing it to pass freely.
Routers historically organized IP addresses into classful groups (Class A, B, C) and use this address structure along with routing tables to determine the correct forwarding path for packets.
Routers evaluate routing tables, metrics, and routing protocols to make forwarding decisions and select the best path for traffic across interconnected networks or the Internet.
This statement is false - routers actively limit physical broadcast traffic by not forwarding broadcast frames between interfaces, which is a fundamental function that separates broadcast domains and prevents broadcast storms from propagating across the internetwork.
Routers can connect dissimilar network types and translate between different Layer 3 protocols, effectively binding heterogeneous networks into an interconnected system.
Concept tested: Router functions including broadcast domain segmentation
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/routing-information-protocol-rip/13788-3.html
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