Exam 200-201 topic 1 question 157 discussion

Actual exam question from Cisco's 200-201

Question #: 157
Topic #: 1

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What is a difference between data obtained from Tap and SPAN ports?

A. SPAN passively splits traffic between a network device and the network without altering it, while Tap alters response times.
B. Tap mirrors existing traffic from specified ports, while SPAN presents more structured data for deeper analysis.
C. SPAN improves the detection of media errors, while Tap provides direct access to traffic with lowered data visibility.
D. Tap sends traffic from physical layers to the monitoring device, while SPAN provides a copy of network traffic from switch to destination.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
Reference:
https://www.gigamon.com/resources/resource-library/white-paper/to-tap-or-to-span.html

by omita at Jan. 23, 2022, 5:48 p.m.

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Eng_ahmedyoussef

8 months ago

Selected Answer: D

Yes D is the correct answer - TAP sends traffic from physical layers to the monitoring device - SPAN provides a copy of network traffic from switch to destination.

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omita

1 year, 4 months ago

https://www.gigamon.com/resources/resource-library/white-paper/to-tap-or-to-span.html

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