What is the purpose of HSRP?
- It provides a continuous network connection when a router fails.
- It prevents a rogue switch from becoming the STP root.
- It enables an access port to immediately transition to the forwarding state.
- It prevents malicious hosts from connecting to trunk ports.
Explanation: HSRP is a first hop redundancy protocol and allows hosts to use multiple gateways through the use of a single virtual router.
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