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    The document is a short quiz testing knowledge of basic network devices. It contains questions about common devices like NICs, hubs, switches, routers, gateways, bridges, modems, firewalls, DNS servers, and DHCP servers. The questions ask the reader to identify which device performs functions like connecting a computer to the network, modulating digital signals, forwarding data to all devices on the network, directing traffic based on software addresses, and assigning IP addresses.

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    Basic Network Devices

    Takeaway: Do you know the difference between a hub, a switch, and a router? Take this short
    quiz and test your knowledge of common network devices.

    From NICs to switches, modern networks are comprised of many devices. As it’s important for IT
    pros to know a router from a gateway, I put together a quick pop quiz on basic network devices.

    Which of the following devices is a PC component that connects the computer to the
    network?

    Bridge

    NIC

    DNS Server

    Gateway

    Which of the following devices modulates digital signals into analog signals that can
    be sent over traditional telephone lines?

    Router

    Gateway

    Switch

    Modem

    Which of the following devices takes data sent from one network device and forwards
    it to all devices on the network regardless of the intended recipient?

    DNS Server

    Switch

    Hub

    Page 1
    Gateway

    Page 2
    Which of the following devices takes data sent from one network device and forwards
    it to the destination node based on MAC address?

    Hub

    Switch

    Gateway

    Modem

    Although they've fallen out of favor, which of the following devices is used to connect
    different network segments and manage the traffic between them?

    Bridge

    Hub

    Gateway

    Repeater

    Which of the following devices direct network traffic based not by MAC addresses but
    by software-configured network addresses?

    Router

    Hub

    Bridge

    NIC

    Which of the following network devices/systems translates data from one format to
    another?

    Page 3
    Hub

    DHCP Server

    Gateway

    NIC

    Which of the following terms is used to describe a hardware- or software-based


    device that protects networks from outside threats?

    NIC

    Gateway

    Firewall

    Hub

    Which of the following devices assigns IP address to devices connected to a network


    that uses TCP/IP?

    DHCP Server

    NIC

    Gateway

    Hub

    Which of the following devices translates hostnames into IP addresses?

    DNS Server

    Hub
    Page 4
    DHCP Server

    Firewall

    Page 5

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