what is swith,hub and router?

Answer Posted / nikunj pujara

SWITCH: It is used to connect all devices on a network so that they can communicate with each other. but first time it will do broadcast and from second time onwards it will do unicast.

HUB: it is generally used to connect all devices on a network so that they can communicate with each other. it always do broadcasting.

ROUTER:router is device which allows communication between two or more different networks present in different geographical locations.

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