To prevent her employees from installing a popular game on their assigned workstations, Alice is considering implementing a control mechanism as part of her endpoint security solution. Which type of control would be the MOST effective in achieving this objective?

Out of the options provided, Alice's requirements would be best met by implementing an application blocklist. Using an approved list could compromise functionality and maintaining the list could prove to be challenging. A data loss prevention (DLP) solution aims to prevent data from being exposed or transmitted, but it cannot prevent game installations or downloads. While a content filter could be helpful, there are several ways to bypass it, such as sending games through email or USB drives.