1.2 Network components

Question 1

Clients

Answer 1

devices that users access the network with

Question 2

Servers

Answer 2

provide resources to the network

Question 3

Hubs

Answer 3

older network devices that connect other devices like clients and servers over a local area network

Question 4

Switches

Answer 4

“smarter hubs” that provide more security and more efficient bandwidth utilization

Question 5

Wireless Access points (WAPs/APs)

Answer 5

Wireless Access points (WAPs/APs) - Allow wireless devices to connect to a wired network

Question 6

Firewalls

Answer 6

security barriers between internal networks and the external world (usually the internet)

Question 7

Routers

Answer 7

used to connect different networks together

Question 8

Load balancers

Answer 8

Devices or software that distribute network or application traffic across multiple servers

Question 8

Proxy

Answer 8

acts as an intermediary between a user’s device and the internet

Question 9

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Answer 9

Detect unauthorized access or anomalies and alert administrators

Question 10

Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

Answer 10

not only detect threats, but also take action to prevent intrusion

Question 11

Controllers

Answer 11

In Software-Defined Networking (SDN) context, these are central units used to manage flow control to networking devices

Question 12

Network-attached storage (NAS)

Answer 12

Dedicated file storage system that provides data access to a heterogeneous group of clients

Question 13

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Answer 13

High-speed network that provides access to consolidated block-level data storage

Question 14

Media

Answer 14

In networking, it refers to the physical materials used to transmit data

Question 15

Wide Area Network (WAN) link

Answer 15

Used to connect networks over large geographical areas