What is the purpose of a personal firewall on a computer?
- to increase the speed of the Internet connection
- to protect the computer from viruses and malware
- to filter the traffic that is moving in and out of the PC
- to protect the hardware against fire hazard
Explanation: The purpose of a firewall is to filter the traffic that is moving in and out of the PC. A computer firewall cannot deny all illegal traffic from a computer or increase the speed of any connection. It is also not able to protect hardware against fire hazards.
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