Describe port mirroring as performed on a switch.

What will be an ideal response?


A switch that can perform port mirroring allows an administrator to mirror, or copy, all the traffic from some or all ports to a single port. Then an administrator can inspect all the packets going to or from the selected computers.

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a. opening and closing braces b. the header file iostream c. comments d. a namespace e. None of these

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A ________ is text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, or a Web page

A) URL B) hyperlink C) bullet D) footer

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?A major advantage of object-oriented (O-O) designs is that systems analysts can save time and avoid errors by using _____ objects.

A. ?dynamic B. ?feasible C. ?modular D. ?linear

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When inserting a table, you must specify the total number of rows and columns required, which is called the ____________________ of the table.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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