Answer: C A repeater regenerates the signal it receives, a switch makes

Which of the following is a characteristic of a switch, but
not of

a repeater?

A.) Switches forward packets based on the IPX or IP address
in the frame

B.) Switches forward packets based on the IP address in the
frame

C.) Switches forward packets based on the MAC address in the
frame

D.) Switches forward packets based only on the IP address in
the packet

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Answer: C

A repeater regenerates the signal it receives, a switch
makes decisions

based upon MAC addresses to determine whether a frame should be

forwarded. Repeaters forward all packets.

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