The _______ is a table used by switches to determine the appropriate port to which a frame should be forwarded.
- ARP Table
- Routing Table
- MAC Address Table
- DNS Table
The correct option is "MAC Address Table." Switches use the MAC Address Table to map MAC addresses to specific switch ports. When a frame arrives at the switch, it consults this table to determine which port to forward the frame to based on the MAC address of the destination device.
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