Question

______ is the software that blocks a user from being able to access your computer.

Answer 1

The answer is firewall. It is a network security device that observes inbound and outbound network traffic and chooses whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a well-defined set of security rules. Firewalls have been a first line of protection in network security for over 25 years. The firewall present a barrier between measured and secured internal networks that can be trusted and untrusted outside networks, for example the Internet. A firewall can be software, hardware, or even both.