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WorksheetsNetwork Devices for Cyber Fun
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Modern motherboards have a network adapter built-in, but replacements can be installed as an expansion card. There are called:
hubs
NIC cards
switch
router
Which of the following statements about hubs is NOT true?
A hub is the most simple network device.
Hubs double the speed of the network.
A hub broadcasts data to all of the computers instead of just the destination computer.
Hubs have been replaced by switches.
This networking device is stackable and identifies devices by their MAC address:
switch
router
hub
NIC
This network device makes routing decisions based on IP address of the device
NIC
switch
router
hub
A stacking solution shows the characteristics and functionality of single switch, while having an increased number of ports.
True
False
Wireless access points identify devices on the network by:
MAC address
IP address
Home address
Email address
This is a hardware device that protects a computer from unwanted intrusion. Can also be a software application.
firewall
LAN
protocol
switch
This type of firewall screens traffic going in and out of a particular computer.
host-based
network-based
This type of firewall screens traffic going in and out of a particular network.
host-based
network-based
This device that allowed a computer access to the Internet by changing the digital signals of the computer to analog signals used by typical land-based phone line
host
firewall
modem
cable
