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A router is a networking device that forwards data packetsand is connected to two or more data lines from differentnetworks. Which among the following was the earliestdevice which had almost the same functionality as that of a router?

Correct Answer: Interface Message Processor

Explanation:

The very first device that had fundamentally the samefunctionality as a router does today was the InterfaceMessage Processor (IMP); IMPs were the devices thatmade up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network


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