A Layer 1 device whose primary purpose is to receive incoming packets from one o

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A Layer 1 device whose primary purpose is to receive incoming packets from one or more locations and broadcast the packets to one or more devices on the network is called a ________ switch hub router NIC A Layer 2 device whose primary purpose is to create a point-to-point connection between one of its input ports and one of its output ports is called a ______. switch hub router NIC The device that functions primarily at Layer 2 that can join two similar types of networks so they look like one network (subnet) is called a ______. switch gateway router bridge The Layer 3 a device connected to at least two networks that determines the destination to which a packet should be forwarded is a ______. switch gateway router bridge

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20) option D

NIC - it is a layer 1 device which helps to receive incoming packets from one or more locations and broadcast the packets to one or more devices on the network.

21) option A

switch - it is a layer 2 device which helps to create a point to point connection between one of its input ports and one of its output ports.

22) option B

gateway - it is a device at layer 2 which helps to join two similar types of networks so they look like one network(subnet).

23) option C

router - it is a layer 3 device which connected to at least two networks that determines the destination to which a packet should be forwarded using the routing table.

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