You are planning to replace all the hubs used on your corporate network with switches. Which of the following statements is true when this is done?
A)Switch operates at a layer which is lower than where the hub operates.
B)Switch increases the number of collision domains.
C)Switch decreases the number of collision domains.
D)Switch operates at a layer that is higher than where the hub operates.

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When hubs are the replaced with switches, the number of collision domains increase.
Key Takeaway: When a hub receives a packet, it transmits the packet to all the other PCs on the network. If two or more PCs on the network try to send packets at the same time, a collision is said to occur. A hub connected to multiple hosts is a part of a single collision domain. However, in a switch, each port creates its own collision domain.

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