Which of the following statements are true regarding bridges and switches? (Choose 3.)
A.
Switches are primarily software based while bridges are hardware based.
B.
Both bridges and switches forward Layer 2 broadcast.
C.
Bridges are frequently faster than switches.
D.
Switches have a higher number of ports than most bridges.
E.
Bridges define broadcast domains while switches define collision domains.
F.
Both bridges and switches make forwarding decisions based on Layer 2 addresses.
Explanation:
Bridge is a Layer2 device, which is designed to create two or more LAN segments. Each segment is an independent collision domain. Bridge is also created to provide more available bandwidth, Its purpose is to filter the LAN traffic, making local traffic be in the local area, and those directed to other parts of the LAN (sub) be forwarded there. Each NIC on each device has a unique MAC address. Bridge will record the MAC address of each port and then make forwarding decisions based on this MAC address table.