Q: Which of these devices contains many network ports, but does no other work than being a container for cable endpoints?
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Q: Which of these gadgets only serves as a container for cable endpoints while having a large number of network ports?
- Hub
- Patch Panel
- Router
- Switch
Explanation: In common parlance, a “hub” is the name given to a piece of networking hardware that is equipped with many network ports but has no use other than to house cable endpoints. Hubs are used to link several devices in a local area network (LAN), and they function on the physical layer of the Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI). Hubs, in contrast to switches, do not intelligently transmit data based on MAC addresses; rather, they merely broadcast incoming data to all connected devices. Switches may intelligently forward data based on MAC addresses. Switches are more frequent in current network configurations as opposed to hubs since switches can selectively route data to the devices that need it. Hubs have been less widespread in recent times.
