What is the difference between switches and hubs?



What is the difference between switches and hubs?..

Answer / Shobha Ken

The main difference between switches and hubs lies in their intelligence and ability to filter traffic. A switch forwards data only to specific destinations based on MAC addresses, whereas a hub broadcasts incoming data to all connected devices. Switches can improve network performance by reducing collisions and increasing bandwidth efficiency, while hubs simply pass all traffic indiscriminately to all connected devices.

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