Which two statements correctly describe the behavior of the name service switch?

Given this line from the name service configuration file:
hosts:nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
Which two statements correctly describe the behavior of the name service switch?
(Choose two.)

Given this line from the name service configuration file:
hosts:nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
Which two statements correctly describe the behavior of the name service switch?
(Choose two.)

A.
If NIS were unavailable, the attempt to locate a host’s IP address would be abandoned.

B.
If NIS were unavailable, the attempt to locate the host’s address would be continued within the
local file (/etc/inet/hosts).

C.
If NIS were available, but a host IP address was NOT in the NIS map, the attempt to locate the
host’s address would be abandoned.

D.
If NIS were available, but a host IP address was NOT in the NIS tables, the attempt to locate
the host’s address would be continued by searching for it in the local file (/etc/inet/hosts).



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