Which of the following best describes a repeater?

A.
A passive device simply used to connect two or more cables. Does not generate or
amplify any signals.

B.
A device that receives and retransmits a signal out its ports, but does not do any Layer 2
analysis of the data.

C.
A device that receives a signal and based on the Layer 2 destination address, makes a
decision on which ports the signal should be retransmitted.

D.
A device that receives a signal and based on the Layer 2 destination address, makes a
decision on which ports the signal should be retransmitted.

E.
A device that receives a signal and based on the Layer 3 destination address, makes a
decision on which ports the signal should be retransmitted.