Which of the following devices is capable of providing infrastructure security and is used for packet filtering?
  1. Router
  2. Hub
  3. Switch
  4. NIC
Explanation
Answer: A - Routers can be configured to act as packet-filtering firewalls. When configured this way, they can prevent unauthorized ports from being opened.
Key Takeaway: For each packet a packet-filtering router receives, it makesa permit/deny based on its packet-filtering rules.
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