CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate — Question 1139

A switch is forwarding a frame out of all interfaces except the interface that received the frame. What is the technical term for this process?

Answer options

• A. ARP
• B. CDP
• C. flooding
• D. multicast

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, flooding, which describes the process of a switch sending a frame to all ports except the one it was received on. ARP and CDP are protocols used for different purposes, such as address resolution and device discovery, respectively, while multicast refers to sending data to multiple specific recipients, not all interfaces.