CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate — Question 1257

Which function forwards frames to ports that have a matching destination MAC address?

Answer options

• A. frame flooding
• B. frame filtering
• C. frame pushing
• D. frame switching

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, frame switching, which involves directing frames to specific ports based on their destination MAC addresses. Frame flooding (A) sends frames to all ports, frame filtering (B) blocks certain frames from being sent, and frame pushing (C) is not a standard networking term related to frame forwarding.