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General Knowledge · Q1166

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 1166

Q1166

Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as

A.
Single casting
B.
Spreading
C.
Multicasting
Answer
D.
Casting

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In addition to transmitting frames directed to a single address, local area networks are capable of sending frames directed to a group of address, called a multicast address, which can be received by a group of stations.They can also send frames directed to all stations using the broadcast address. A frame sent to multicast destination address can be received by all stations configured to listen for that multicast address.