Which Statement About Portals Is Not True

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which statement about portals is not true?

• A) A portal may be accessible to organizational employees only.
• B) Portal software increases the cost of providing an intranet to employees.
• C) A portal is equivalent to a firewall.
• D) Portal software is used to improve a user's access to internal information via a Web browser.

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