Which characteristic describes the default gateway of a host computer?

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Which characteristic describes the default gateway of a host computer?

  • the logical address of the router interface on the same network as the host computer
  • the physical address of the switch interface connected to the host computer
  • the physical address of the router interface on the same network as the host computer
  • the logical address assigned to the switch interface connected to the router

Explanation: The default gateway is the IP address of an interface on the router on the same network as the sending host.

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