Software 04- Security

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What do operating systems protect?
Operating systems protect proceeses from each other as well as protecting users from each other too.
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How does the operating system prevent processes overwriting data?
The operating system divides memory into pages and keeps tabs on which processes are using which pages to prevent conflicts
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What do multi-user operating systems do?
Multi-user operating systems keep track of who owns each process and each file. These are markjed according to what privileges have been granted.
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What is an example of users getting privilages over others?
A file may be marked as read-write for one particular user but read only for others
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What does firewall software do?
Firewall software takes care of many permission related security issues.
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How does the operating system prevent processes overwriting data?

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The operating system divides memory into pages and keeps tabs on which processes are using which pages to prevent conflicts

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What do multi-user operating systems do?

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What is an example of users getting privilages over others?

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What does firewall software do?

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