What is the purpose of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)?

The correct answer is A. to map IPv4 addresses to MAC addresses. The purpose of ARP is to resolve or map IPv4 addresses to their corresponding MAC (hardware) addresses, allowing devices to communicate over Ethernet networks.

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Ato map IPv4 addresses to MAC addresses
Bto perform next-hop IP address resolution for newly learned routes
Cto perform routing policy processing for newly learned routes
Dto distribute IPv6 addresses

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D
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The purpose of ARP is to resolve or map IPv4 addresses to their corresponding MAC (hardware) addresses, allowing devices to communicate over Ethernet networks.

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