COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What special area serves as a buffer area between the Internet and the internal network and can be used to hold web servers that are accessed from the Internet?
A
DMZ
B
NAT
C
VLAN
D
PLC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A DMZ network provides a buffer between the internet and an organization’s private network. The DMZ is isolated by a security gateway, such as a firewall, that filters traffic between the DMZ and a LAN.

Detailed explanation-2: -A DMZ, short for demilitarized zone, is a network (physical or logical) used to connect hosts that provide an interface to an untrusted external network – usually the internet – while keeping the internal, private network – usually the corporate network – separated and isolated form the external network.

Detailed explanation-3: -The DMZ will be placed Inside of this firewall. The tier of operations is as follows: the external network device makes the connection from the ISP, the internal network is connected by the second device, and connections within the DMZ is handled by the third network device.

Detailed explanation-4: -DMZs function as a buffer zone between the public internet and the private network. The DMZ subnet is deployed between two firewalls. All inbound network packets are then screened using a firewall or other security appliance before they arrive at the servers hosted in the DMZ.

Detailed explanation-5: -Enter the following: Navigate to Gateway > Advanced > DMZ, where you’ll see the option to click Enable. Select Enable and enter the IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) for the computing device (e.g., server) for which you’d like to establish DMZ. More items

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