What is the purpose of ARP in an IPv4 network?

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What is the purpose of ARP in an IPv4 network?

to build the MAC address table in a switch from the information that is gathered
to forward data onward based on the destination MAC address.
to obtain a specific MAC address when an IP address is known
to forward data onward based on the destination IP address

Explanation:

ARP performs two functions:

To obtain a specific MAC address when an IP address is known, by broadcasting an ARP request message to all devices on a particular Ethernet network
To use the gathered information to create a viewable table of IP address to MAC address mappings

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