what is firewall and types of it?

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / yogesh kumar

Firewall is a collection of programs which is use to
prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
It can be define in two categories. The following
categories are.

1. Software based
2. Hardware based

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / dsa

software based
hardware based

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / kavish

Firewall is a collection of programs which is use to
prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network.
It can be define in two categories. The following
categories are.

1.packet filter firewall
2.application gateway firewall
3.circuit layer firewall

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / anil

firewall is a collection of rules to prevent network from
unathorised access,unwanted traffic and misllanius security
risks ie spyware.
Firewall is of two types
1.Hardware firewall
2.software firewall

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / p j bez baruah

Firewall is a rule through which you can prevent unathorized access to or from the private network.
It may be
1. Software based
2. hardware based.

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what is firewall and types of it?..

Answer / arul.nandhakumar

Firewall is a security device or software it sits between
internal to External

or

Firewall is a gateway device of our LAN

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