Test your knowledge on personal firewalls, operating system firewalls, and intrusion detection systems with this quiz. Answer questions about the purpose and features of personal firewalls, identify the operating system that uses Windows Firewall, and understand the acronym IDS in the context of network security.

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Which of the following is the correct definition of a personal firewall?

b) Software application that protects a single computer from unwanted Internet traffic

Which operating system uses Windows Firewall as its built-in personal firewall?

c) Windows

What does IDS stand for in the context of security?

b) Intrusion Detection System

What does HIDS stand for?

<p>a) Host-Based Intrusion Detection System</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of signature-based detection in IDS?

<p>c) Triggering alerts based on specific strings of bytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following is the correct definition of a personal firewall? Which operating system uses Windows Firewall as its built-in personal firewall? What does IDS stand for in the context of security? What does HIDS stand for? What is the purpose of signature-based detection in IDS?