What is a router?
A)Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of efficiently sized units called packets, each of which contains the address of the destination computer
B)Hardware to perform traffic control in the distribution of the network signals (requests and transmissions). A router is the name given for a switch that is used for Internet traffic
C)The geometric arrangement of the actual physical organisation of the computers and other network devices in a network
D)A model for applications in which the bulk of the back-end processing, such as performing a physical search of a database, takes place on a server, while the front-end processing, which involves communicating with the users, is handled by the clients

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A router is a hardware device used for traffic control in the distribution of network signals, including requests and transmissions. It is used for routing data between different networks, and for filtering and forwarding data packets to their intended destinations. It is not related to packet division (A), physical organization (C), or client-server architecture (D).

What Is a Router