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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2013: Comprehensive 15th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons,Dan Oja

Edition 15ISBN: 978-1133190585
book New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2013: Comprehensive 15th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons,Dan Oja cover

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2013: Comprehensive 15th Edition by June Jamrich Parsons,Dan Oja

Edition 15ISBN: 978-1133190585
Exercise 1
  software can block intrusion attempts such as hacker probes. software can block intrusion attempts such as hacker probes.
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Protection from Intrusion
Intrusion means accessing the remote computer without permission. In other words, it can be said as an unauthorized access of another computer through internet. Firewall software and Internet security suits are used to stop this intrusion. The main task of firewall is to provide a protection barrier between internet and computer.
It restricts the hackers from unauthorized access. Hackers are the people who try to get the access of other computer without his/her permission.
They try to get important information from other computer like bank account passwords, important files and many more. Some of most common Firewall software are Mac OS X Firewall, windows firewall, Comodo Firewall.
Hence, Firewall software can block intrusion attempts such as hacker probes.
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