What is the purpose of the ARP protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite?
A.
Resolves names to IP addresses
B.
Resolves IP addresses to names
C.
Resolves MAC addresses to names
D.
Resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses
Explanation:
ARP makes the connection between the addressing protocol (IP) and the
physical address of the IP node, called the MAC address. ARP includes components
for resolving, caching, and announcing the MAC address of a given IP node.