Which Windows service enables one device connected to the Internet to act as an access point for other devices?

Which Windows service enables one device connected to the Internet to act as an access point for other devices?

• A. Internet Connection Sharing
• B. Routing and Remote Access
• C. Windows Firewall
• D. Network Bridge

Answer: (A)

The feature being described is Internet Connection Sharing. It lets a device that has an Internet connection act as a gateway for other devices by performing network address translation (NAT) and providing IP addresses to clients, so those devices can access the Internet through the host. When you enable sharing on the connected adapter, Windows creates a private network for other devices and automatically routes their traffic to the Internet via the host. This is what turns one device into an access point for the rest of the network. The other options don’t fit this role: Routing and Remote Access is a more advanced setup for enterprise-style routing and VPNs, Windows Firewall handles security filtering rather than sharing connections, and Network Bridge combines networks at the data-link layer rather than providing Internet access to clients through a single gateway.

The feature being described is Internet Connection Sharing. It lets a device that has an Internet connection act as a gateway for other devices by performing network address translation (NAT) and providing IP addresses to clients, so those devices can access the Internet through the host. When you enable sharing on the connected adapter, Windows creates a private network for other devices and automatically routes their traffic to the Internet via the host. This is what turns one device into an access point for the rest of the network. The other options don’t fit this role: Routing and Remote Access is a more advanced setup for enterprise-style routing and VPNs, Windows Firewall handles security filtering rather than sharing connections, and Network Bridge combines networks at the data-link layer rather than providing Internet access to clients through a single gateway.