HPE Aruba Certified Central Associate (ACCA) — Question 55

Why would a device perform an ARP request?

Answer options

• A. To find the destination MAC address for a specific IP address.
• B. To find the source MAC address for a specific IP address.
• C. To find the source IP address for a specific MAC address.
• D. To find the IP address for a specific MAC address.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because an ARP request is specifically used to map an IP address to its corresponding MAC address. The other options are incorrect as they refer to the source addresses or the reverse lookup of MAC to IP, which are not the functions of ARP.