I think the best way to answer your question is to point you to this Cisco Web Site:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_1-2/switch_evolution.html
good article
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HUB in a collision Domain, Switch in Local Network.Broadcasting in network is done to locate devices in Network. Hub broadcasts through all its port whereas Network Switch Broadcast traffics within a Port & out of all ports only if new device is to be found.
Although some would suggest that a switch could segment a network (and it does use the MAC address for switching) more properly a bridge would be the answer if you are speaking of segmenting a network.
-Switch -Router -Wireless Access Point
A device on a network are gateway, router, bridge, switch, hub, repeater, multilayer switch, protocol converter, bridge router, digital media receiver, proxy, firewall, and network address translator. A computer on a network is called a networking computer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_networking_device
Yes, switch as well as hub and router are network devices.
A switch is a network connectivity device and a host is a computer system (client) on a network.
a) A router b) A switch c) All of the above
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Because it sends the data to the particular address
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