Explain the difference between collision domains and broadcast domains and how switches and routers affect them.

Explain the difference between collision domains and broadcast domains and how switches and routers affect them.

• A. Collision domains are separate from broadcast domains; switches segment collision domains per port, routers segment both collision and broadcast domains, VLANs can segment broadcast domains.
• B. Collision domains and broadcast domains are the same; switches enlarge both, routers shrink both.
• C. VLANs only affect collision domains; routers only affect broadcast domains.
• D. Routers segment collision domains per port; switches segment broadcast domains only.

Answer: (A)