Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285867168
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 13RQ

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Difference between router and switch:

RouterSwitch
Router is used to connect the local area network(LAN) to the wide area network(WAN).Switch is used to connect many terminals on a LAN or connect more than one LAN.
The user of local area network will be able to access outside network by using the router.The information of an address is stored by the switch, and it is used to redirect the data frame to a particular device and it will not send the data frame to all connected devices...

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