Which of the following statements are true regarding bridges and switches? (Choose 3.)
A.
Switches are primarily software based while bridges are hardware based.
B.
Switches have a higher number of ports than most bridges.
C.
Both bridges and switches make forwarding decisions based on Layer 2 addresses.
D.
Bridges define broadcast domains while switches define collision domains.
E.
Bridges are frequently faster than switches.
F.
Both bridges and switches forward Layer 2 broadcasts.
Explanation:
B, F: Both are layer 2 (data link) devices designed to forward layer 2 broadcasts and multicast
addresses.
D: Switches do have more ports than bridges. Bridges normally use two ports to bridge LANs
together while switches typically come in 24 or 48 ports.