To answer this question, we need to understand the process of address learning in a switch.
Address learning is the process by which a switch learns and associates MAC addresses with specific ports. When a switch receives a frame, it examines the source MAC address of the frame and associates it with the port from which the frame was received. This allows the switch to build a MAC address table, also known as a forwarding table or content-addressable memory (CAM) table.
Now, let's evaluate the given statement:
The process of address learning will happen in a switch only after the initial flooding of frames.
Option A) True - This option is correct. When a switch initially receives a frame, it does not know the location of the destination MAC address. Therefore, it floods the frame out of all ports, except the one it was received on. This flooding allows the switch to learn the source MAC addresses and associate them with the respective ports. After this initial flooding, the switch can perform address learning and update its MAC address table.
Option B) False - This option is incorrect. The address learning process in a switch occurs after the initial flooding of frames.
Therefore, the correct answer is A) True. This option is correct because the address learning process in a switch occurs only after the initial flooding of frames.