COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
FIREWALLS AND ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
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A network device that controls and filters data between networks, either wired or wireless. It is a specific type of “gateway", a device that acts as a gate between two networks.
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backdoor
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server
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router
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protocol
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A network switch connects devices in a network to each other, enabling them to talk by exchanging data packets. Switches can be hardware devices that manage physical networks or software-based virtual devices. A network switch operates on the data-link layer, or Layer 2, of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
Detailed explanation-2: -A gateway is a network node used in telecommunications that connects two networks with different transmission protocols together. Gateways serve as an entry and exit point for a network as all data must pass through or communicate with the gateway prior to being routed.
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