A Network Technician Is Segmenting a Network to Allow for Unauthenticated

question 398

Multiple Choice

A network technician is segmenting a network to allow for unauthenticated public connections to a server. Which of the following devices would BEST safeguard the internal network from the public-facing server?

• A) Router
• B) Layer 3 switch
• C) Proxy server
• D) Firewall
• E) Intrusion detection system

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Definitions:

Variation

The difference in data set values from the mean, highlighting the dispersion or spread of a set of data points.

Quartile

A quartile is a type of statistical measure that divides a data set into four equal parts, revealing the spread and tendencies of the data.

Chebyshev's Theorem

A statistical rule stating for any real number k greater than one, at least (1-1/k^2) of the distribution's values lie within k standard deviations from the mean.

Standard Deviations

A metric indicating the degree of spread or variability in a collection of numbers, highlighting the distance of individual values from the central mean.