The statement accurately describes the "first-match" principle for Access Control Lists (ACLs). Network devices process ACL rules sequentially from top to bottom (typically by rule ID). When a packet's attributes match the conditions of a rule, the device immediately executes the specified action (permit or deny) and stops further processing of the ACL for that packet. Consequently, if a general rule (e.g., permit any) is placed before a more specific rule (e.g., deny host 192.168.1.10), the specific rule will never be evaluated for packets that match the general rule. Therefore, it is a critical best practice to place more specific (stricter) rules before more general (looser) rules to ensure the intended filtering logic is correctly applied.

The option 'False' is incorrect because failing to order ACL rules from most specific to most general can lead to unintended network behavior. A general rule can prematurely match traffic, effectively "shadowing" and nullifying the effect of subsequent, more specific rules, thus compromising the security policy.

1. Huawei HCIA-Datacom V1.0 Training Material, "ACL Principles", Section: ACL Matching Mechanism. (This section details that rules are matched in ascending order of rule IDs and the process stops at the first match).

2. Huawei VRP V800R012C10 Configuration Guide - Security, "ACL Configuration", Section: ACL Configuration Notes. (This guide emphasizes that the sequence of rules is crucial and specific rules should be configured before general ones).

3. Comer, D. E. (2018). Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture (6th ed.). Pearson. Chapter 28, "Firewalls and Network Address Translation," discusses the importance of rule order in packet filters.