SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
SOFTWARE LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
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Question
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What does a firewall do?
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Prevents overheating
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Monitors incoming and outgoing internet traffic
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Monitors incoming internet traffic only
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Monitors outgoing internet traffic only
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A firewall monitors the traffic to and from the network and protects the network in which it’s deployed from malicious traffic. It is a network security system that monitors incoming and out going traffic based on some predefined rules.
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