Which of the following best describes the function of an ARP cache within the same subnet?

A.
Used by IP to map an unknown IP address to the known hardware address of the distant
host.
B.
Adds only an IP address entry for an unknown device on the same subnet.
C.
Transmits ICMP messages to multiple hosts with unknown IP addresses.
D.
Resolves the MAC address of a host device given its IP address.