01. Refer to the exhibit. All switches in the network have empty MAC tables. STP has been disabled on the switches in the network. How will a broadcast frame that is sent by host PC1 be handled on the network?

  • Switch SW1 will block the broadcast and drop the frame.
  • Switch SW1 will forward the broadcast out all switch ports, except the originating port. This will generate an endless loop in the network.
  • Switch SW1 will forward the broadcast out all switch ports, except the originating port. All hosts in the network will reply with a unicast frame sent to host PC1.
  • Switch SW1 will forward the traffic out all switch ports except the originating port as a unicast frame. All hosts in the network will reply with a unicast frame sent to switch SW1. (more…)