Network Devices Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is a Client?
A device that accesses a service made available by a server.
What is a Server?
A device that provides functions or services for clients.
What is a Switch?
A device used to forward traffic within a Local Area Network.
What is a Router?
A device used to connect Local Area Networks to the Internet and other networks.
What is a Firewall?
A network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic.
Quiz Question #1: Your company wants to purchase some network hardware to which they can plug 30 PC’s in your department. Which type of network device is appropriate? and explain what that device is.
A. Router
B. Firewall
C. Switch
D. Server
C. Switch
A device that connects multiple end hosts and forwards traffic within a Local Area Network.
Quiz Question #2: You received a video file from your friends Apple iPhone using Airdrop. What was his iPhone functioning as in that transaction? and explain the answer.
A. Server
B. Client
C. Local Area Network
A. Server
A device that provides functions and services to clients upon request.
Quiz Question #3: What is your computer functioning as when watching a video from YouTube? and explain the answer
A. Server
B. End Host
C. Client
C. Client
A device that requests services made available by a server.
Quiz Question #4: Your company wants to purchase some network hardware to connect its separate networks together. What kind of network device is appropriate? and explain your answer.
A. Firewall
B. Host
C. LAN
D. Router
D. Router
A router is a device that connects and forwards traffic from a Local Area Network to the Internet and other networks.
Quiz Question #5: Your company wants to upgrade its old network firewall that has been in use for several years to one that provides more advanced functions. What kind of firewall should they purchase?
A. Host Based Firewall
B. Next Level Firewall
C. Next Generation Firewall
D. Top Layer Firewall
C. Next Generation Firewall
