The Main Reason a Firm Would Establish a Firewall for Its

question 22

Multiple Choice

The main reason a firm would establish a firewall for its intranet is that it wants to

• A) prevent outsiders from being able to access information on its network.
• B) protect itself against loss of data in the event of a fire, flood, or other catastrophe.
• C) create an interface to hook into Internet2 using firewire connections.
• D) prevent employees from gaining access to the Internet for personal use.

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Definitions:

Unit Costs

Unit Costs refer to the total expenditure incurred to produce, store, and sell one unit of a product, including all variable and fixed costs.

Variable

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change; in science and mathematics, a quantity that can assume any of a set of values.

Fixed Costs

Charges that are unaffected by changes in production or sales volumes, like lease payments, employee salaries, and insurance costs.

Fixed Costs

Financial obligations that do not fluctuate with changes in production levels or sales numbers, like rent, salary payments, and insurance premiums.