Since nonessential components are shut down, some energy is saved, but the awake RAM allows the PC to come to life much faster than it would if it were turned off or in hibernation mode. For more details, see How to Change Sleep State Settings in Windows 7.
The major difference between inbound and outbound is the call flow direction. In inbound, the call is done by the customer for services such as technical support, data entry, messaging, order taking, appointment and scheduling and more.
Select Advanced Settings.. Click Inbound Rules to block an inbound port; click Outbound Rules to block an outbound port. 3. Select New Rule.. Choose Port from the options and then click Next.. 4. Choose TCP or UDP, depending on which protocol the port uses. Click Specific Local Ports.. 5. Enter the port number or numbers into the available field; separate multiple numbers with a comma (e.g., 80, 20, 443).