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What does a host on an Ethernet network do when it is creating a frame and it does not have the destination address?

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Answer:

It uses the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to find out the corresponding Media Access Control (MAC) address.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a communication protocol used for discovering the link layer address, such as a MAC address, associated with a given internet layer address, typically an IPv4 address. This mapping is a critical function in the Internet protocol suite.

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