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It will send the frame to all hosts except host A.
This is a MAC broadcast address. All hosts on that subnet will receive the packet or frame. With the exception of the sending host of course.

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Q: Host a sends a frame with the destination mac address as ffffffffffff what action will the switch take for this frame?
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