Proxies
The definition of a proxy
A server that takes requests on behalf of a client
The purpose of a firewall
What is to control inbound and outbound traffic?
The purpose of a router
What is to route traffic between multiple networks
This device forwards traffic to every port in a broadcast, and results in creating a collision domain
What is a hub?
Types of routing protocols that route traffic internally in your network
What is interior gateway protocols?
The act of storing content to save bandwidth
What is caching?
A firewall that acts like a packet sniffer
What is a stateless firewall?
What layer of the OSI model do routers operate in?
What is layer 3 (Network)?
What 2 layers of the OSI do switches operate?
What is layer 2 (Data-Link) and layer 3 (Network)?
Type of routing protocol that creates a map of possible routes
What is link state?
A type of proxy that retrieves information on behalf of a client from one or more servers
What is a reverse proxy?
A firewall that remembers the "state" of the connection
What is a stateful firewall?
The set of rules used by the router to allow, or drop traffic
What is an ACL (Access Control List)?
The port-based protocol which authenticates users to the network
What is 802.1X?
What unit of measure do distance vector protocols use?
What are hops?
True or false: Proxies can perform content filtering?
Next generation firewalls can filter traffic up to this layer of the OSI model
What is layer 7 (Application)?
True or False: Routers can connect two different subnets
What is true
The protocol that prevents looped connections from impacting the network
What is STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)?
A specific exterior protocol that is not deprecated
What is BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)?