Data traffic from the customers premises is sent to a __________ which is located at the local carrier's end office.
A)modem
B)codec
C)DSLAM
D)NIC
E)ATM

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DSLAM stands for Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, which is a device used by the local carrier to receive and aggregate data traffic from multiple customers over a DSL connection. Thus, it is the most appropriate option for the given scenario. A modem (A) is a device used by customers to connect to the internet, a codec (B) is an algorithm for encoding/decoding digital signals, a NIC (D) is a network interface card that connects a computer to a network, and ATM (E) is Asynchronous Transfer Mode, which is a type of networking technology. None of these options fit the given scenario as well as DSLAM.

Data Traffic from the Customers Premises Is Sent to a __________