chapter 5: networking devices Flashcards
What is a firewall?P137
It is your network’s security guard, and the most important thing to implement on your network.
Do routers need to be configured and enabled before you plug them in to a computer,switch,etc?P136 Y/N
Yes
A firewall protects your LAN resources from invaders that prowl the internet for unprotected networks?P137T/F
True
A firewall can be a software implementation placed on a —- or ——?P137
server or router
A firewall will have at least two network connections and what are they?P137
Public side, and private side
What is the speed of a switch(config-if)#speed port?P136
force 10mbs operation,force 100mbs operation,enable AUTO speed configuration
What is the acronym for DMZ mean?P137
Demilitarized zone
What is the acronym for IDSs mean?P138
Intrusion detection system
What is the acronym for IPSs mean?P138
Intrusion prevention system
HIDS is software or hardware?P138
software
What does APIDS do?P138
It monitors traffic for a group of servers running the same applications(such as SQL) Structured query language
The ease of communicating on a network using AP instead of having to use an ethernet cable has changed our world forever?P139T/F
True
Figure 5.7 shows what?P139
how an as a home AP would look in a small network, such
A client want to get an IP address for his company ,how does he or she get one?P139
DHCP
DHCP servers assign IP address to a host?P139Y/N
Yes
