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Why does a high number of broadcast messages adversely affect overall network performance?

Each broadcast message requires an acknowledgement packet from every computer on the network
No computer on the network can transmit data until each broadcast message has been acknowledged by every computer on the network
Broadcast messages are automatically routed to every segment of a LAN
Every computer on the network must process each broadcast message
None of the above

Correct Answer: Every computer on the network must process each broadcast message

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