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WAEC Computer Studies 2024 Objective — Question 50

Question 50 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Computer Studies 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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50. Which of the following statements about firewall is correct? A.

  • A. A network transmission system that increases the speed of incoming and outgoing network traffic.
  • B. A network security system that establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network such as the Internet.Correct
  • C. A data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations.
  • D. A data structure created using only two rows of a database table to uniquely identify each record.

Explanation

A firewall is a network security system that establishes a barrier between a trusted internal network and an untrusted external network such as the Internet.

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