CompTIA Exam Questions

Which of the following network appliances will only detect and not prevent malicious network activit

Which of the following network appliances will only detect and not prevent malicious network
activity?

A.
IDS

B.
Network sniffer

C.
IPS

D.
Firewall

Explanation:
An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a device or software application that monitors network or
system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces reports to a management
station. Some systems may attempt to stop an intrusion attempt but this is neither required nor
expected of a monitoring system.