12.3.12 Check Your Understanding – Identify the Network Security Device or Service Answers

1. What allows a switch to make duplicate copies of traffic passing through it, and then send it out a port with a network monitor attached?

  • AAA Server
  • ACL
  • Port Mirroring
  • VPN

Explanation: Port mirroring is a feature that allows a switch to make duplicate copies of traffic passing through it, and then send it out a port with a network monitor attached.

2. What is a series of commands that control whether a device forwards or drops packets based on information found in the packet header?

  • AAA Server
  • ACL
  • Port Mirroring
  • VPN

Explanation: ACLs are a series of commands that control whether a device forwards or drops packets based on information found in the packet header.

3. What provides statistics on packet flows passing through a networking device?

  • NetFlow
  • NTP
  • SNMP
  • Syslog Servers

Explanation: NetFlow provides statistics on packet flows that are passing through a networking device.

4. What is a private network that is created over a public network?

  • AAA Server
  • ACL
  • Port Mirroring
  • VPN

Explanation: A VPN is a private network that is created over a public network.

5. What sets the date and time on network devices?

  • NetFlow
  • NTP
  • SNMP
  • Syslog Servers

Explanation: NTP sets the date and time on network devices.

6. What gathers a variety of statistics for devices that are configured to send and log status messages?

  • NetFlow
  • NTP
  • SNMP
  • Syslog

Explanation: Syslog servers gather a variety of statistics for devices configured to log and send messages.

7. Which option allows administrators to monitor and manage network devices?

  • NetFlow
  • NTP
  • SNMP
  • Syslog Servers

Explanation: SNMP allows administrators to monitor and manage network devices.

8. What authenticates users to allow access to specific network resources and records what the user does while connected to the resource?

  • AAA Server
  • ACL
  • Port Mirroring
  • VPN

Explanation: A AAA server authenticates users to access specific network resources and records what the user does while connected to the resource.

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