Identify 3 characteristics of switches?

A.) Increase available bandwidth

B.) Decrease broadcast traffic

C.) Support full duplex in a multipoint topology

D.) Make forwarding decision using MAC address

E.) Create collision domains

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Answer: A D E

Switches operate at layer 2. They increase bandwidth by
reducing the

number of devices sharing the media. They isolate
collisions. Like a

bridge they forward traffic based upon layer 2 address/ MAC
address.

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