Which option describes the main difference between users in an enterprise network and users in an industrial network?

Question

Options

• AThe primary users in an industrial network are industrial devices.
• BIndustrial network users do not require information security.
• CUsers in an industrial network are limited to robots and sensors.
• DUsers in an industrial network cannot include offsite remote users.

• A
  91% (40)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

In an industrial network, the primary "users" consuming bandwidth and generating traffic are machines - PLCs, sensors, actuators, SCADA systems, and other industrial devices - rather than human beings sitting at workstations. This is the fundamental architectural distinction: enterprise networks are designed around human productivity, while industrial networks are designed around machine-to-machine communication and process control.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is false - industrial networks absolutely require security (e.g., protecting critical infrastructure from attacks like Stuxnet).
• C is too narrow - industrial networks can also include human operator terminals, engineering workstations, and HMIs, not just robots and sensors.
• D is false - remote access is common in industrial environments (e.g., remote SCADA monitoring, vendor maintenance connections).

Memory tip: Think of the word "industrial" - the network serves the industry's machinery, not office workers. When you see "industrial network," picture a factory floor full of automated equipment talking to each other, with humans as the minority users.

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