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What is the basic purpose of Network Address Translation (NAT)?

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The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

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What is the basic purpose of Network Address Translation (NAT)?.

  1. A.To translate between internal and external IP addresses
  2. B.To convert source code into machine code
  3. C.To increase the clock speed of a processor
  4. D.To encrypt every file stored on a network

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  • To translate between internal and external IP addresses

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NAT changes address information as data passes between an internal network and an external network, allowing internal addresses to be represented by an external address.

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