COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ converts a private IP to a public IP.
A
firewall
B
NAT device
C
subnet mask
D
SNMP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is NAT? NAT stands for network address translation. It’s a way to map multiple private addresses inside a local network to a public IP address before transferring the information onto the internet. Organizations that want multiple devices to employ a single IP address use NAT, as do most home routers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Network Address Translation (NAT) is a protocol that translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses and private addresses back to public. You’ll often see NAT enabled on an Internet-facing firewall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your NAT router changes the source address of the request from your device’s private address to your network’s public IP address.

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