MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -A hardware firewall is a physical appliance that is deployed to enforce a network boundary. All network links crossing this boundary pass through this firewall, which enables it to perform inspection of both inbound and outbound network traffic and enforce access controls and other security policies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The difference between hardware and software firewall is this: A hardware firewall protects you from the outside world, and a software firewall protects a specific device from other internal systems. For example, if someone tries to access your systems from the outside, your physical firewall will block them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Firewalls protect any network-connected device and can be deployed as a software firewall on hosts, as a hardware firewall on a separate network device, and as a virtual firewall in the private or public cloud.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Hardware Firewall is a physical device or a set of physical devices which act as the first line of defence for a computer network. A very basic hardware Firewall example is a router that is normally used in most of the households with Wi-Fi Fibernet connections.