what is firewall?How it differs from ACLS?

Answer Posted / arun

A firewall is a secure and trusted machine that sits between
a private network and a public network.
Access Control List is a list of permissions attached to an
object.The list specifies who or what is allowed to access
the object and what operations are allowed to be performed
on the object.

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