CISCO 350-401 Exam Question 19

What is the difference between CEF and process switching?
A. CEF processes packets that are too complex for process switching to manage.
B. Process switching is faster than CEF.
C. CEF uses the FIB and the adjacency table to make forwarding decisions, whereas process switching punts each packet.
D. CEF is more CPU-intensive than process switching.
Correct Answer: C