What is the purpose of a personal firewall on a computer?

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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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