A network technician is tasked with setting up a collision free domain for a new office. They plan to utilize Ethernet technology. Which device should the technician use to ensure that each connected device can use the full bandwidth provided by the network?
A switch is the correct answer because it creates a separate collision domain for each port, allowing each device connected to the switch to operate without collisions and use the full bandwidth available. A hub, by contrast, shares bandwidth among all devices in a single collision domain, which can lead to collisions and reduced performance. A router, while it can segment network traffic, operates at Layer 3 and deals primarily with logical addressing and routing rather than creating collision-free environments at the data link layer. An access point provides a wireless interface for devices but does not segregate collision domains in the context of wired Ethernet.
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