Question 68

The address resolution protocol (ARP) is used for

  1. AFinding the IP address from DNS
  2. BFinding the IP address of the default gateway
  3. CFinding the IP address that corresponds to a MAC address
  4. DFinding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address
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Correct answer: (D) Finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address

Explanation

ARP maps a known IP address to the matching MAC (hardware) address on a local network. RARP does the reverse.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science Practice Set 4

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