What's the Difference Between Routers, Switches and Hubs?

Answer Posted / ramashish sharma

Hub is a multiport repeator. Works at the Physical layer.

Switch switches frames from one port to another. Works at
the Data Link Layer.

Router is a device which is used to connect two different
networks together. It works at the Network Layer.

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