Which term describes a host-level entity used to provide data about the device to a management system?

• A. Managed Device
• B. Agent (SNMP Software)
• C. Network Tap
• D. Break and Inspect

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is the software component that runs on a device to collect its status and metrics and share that information with a centralized management system. This is an agent. An agent lives on the host and gathers data such as CPU usage, memory, interface statistics, and other health indicators, then makes that data available to the management system (often through SNMP). The manager can poll the agent for current values or the agent can send alerts when something exceeds a threshold. That host-level reporting role is what defines an agent.

Think about the other options in context: a managed device is the device itself being monitored, not the reporting piece that sits on the device. a network tap is a hardware device used to mirror traffic for observation, not to report the device’s internal data. Break and Inspect refers to a security appliance that analyzes traffic inline, not a data-reporting component.