Networking hardware devices

Question 1

Router

Answer 1

Networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks.

Question 2

Managed vs Unmanaged Switches

Answer 2

Managed - support more granular control

Unmanaged - have lower prices

Question 3

What is an Access Point

Answer 3

A device that creates wireless local area network ( WLAN) in a office or large building. Connects to a wired router, switch, or hub via an Ethernet cable, and projects a WiFi signal to a designated area.

Question 4

Cloud-based network controller

Answer 4

is when some or all of an organizations networking resources are hosted in the cloud. That may refer to either a public/private cloud.
1. Cloud networking is the use of the clooud to manage and direct traffic traversing a wider area network ( WAN)