FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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. Firewalls prevent unauthorized internet users from accessing private networks connected to the internet, especially intranets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition(s): An inter-network connection device that restricts data communication traffic between two connected networks. A firewall may be either an application installed on a general-purpose computer or a dedicated platform (appliance), which forwards or rejects/drops packets on a network.

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.