BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COMPUTER APPLICATION IN BUSINESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Software that prevents unauthorized users from accessing a private network is called a ____
A
virus checker
B
gateway
C
firewall
D
sentry
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A firewall is a system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. You can implement a firewall in either hardware or software form, or in a combination of both.

Detailed explanation-2: -A firewall is a device that has a network protection application installed to safeguard the network from intentional or unintentional intrusion. A firewall sits at the junction point or gateway between the two networks, usually a private network and a public network such as the Internet.

Detailed explanation-3: -A firewall is a system that is designed to protect your private network from unauthorised access. The firewall does so by filtering the information that comes in from the internet. With the information the firewall has available, it blocks unauthorised access and allows authorised access.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an organization’s previously established security policies. At its most basic, a firewall is essentially the barrier that sits between a private internal network and the public Internet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term firewall originally referred to a wall intended to confine a fire within a line of adjacent buildings. Later uses refer to similar structures, such as the metal sheet separating the engine compartment of a vehicle or aircraft from the passenger compartment.

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