QUESTION-WISE · PRELIMS 2011 · Q799

Science & Technology · Prelims 2011 Q799

What is “Virtual Private Network”?

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Digital Systems IoT Systems Answer B

The question

Stem and options.

What is “Virtual Private Network”?

It is a private computer network of an organization where the remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server of the organization

It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization’s network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted

It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider.

None of the statements a, b and c given above is a correct description of Virtual Private Network

Source: UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2011. Syllabus tags and explanation are GyanGram editorial joins for learning—not official UPSC metadata.

Answer

Correct option B

• Correct Answer: B
• A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel over a public network (internet), allowing secure remote access to a private organisational network.
• Option A describes an intranet; Option C describes cloud computing.

Syllabus path

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Subject

Science & Technology

SNT

Unit

Digital Systems

SNT-U10

Chapter

IoT Systems

SNT-U10-C04

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