The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used for —

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Answer: D. finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address — ARP is used to map an IP address to its corresponding MAC address within a local network. When a device knows the IP address but needs the physical (MAC)…

1. A.

   finding the IP address from DNS

2. B.

   finding the IP address of the default gateway

3. C.

   finding the IP address that corresponds to a MAC address

4. D.

   finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address

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