Questions from Operating Systems

Q: List and briefly define three classes of intruders.

List and briefly define three classes of intruders.

Q: In general terms, what are four means of authenticating a user’s

In general terms, what are four means of authenticating a user’s identity?

Q: Briefly describe the difference between DAC and RBAC.

Briefly describe the difference between DAC and RBAC.

Q: What types of programming languages are vulnerable to buffer overflows?

What types of programming languages are vulnerable to buffer overflows?

Q: What are the two broad categories of defenses against buffer overflows?

What are the two broad categories of defenses against buffer overflows?

Q: List and briefly describe some of the defenses against buffer overflows that

List and briefly describe some of the defenses against buffer overflows that can be used when compiling new programs.

Q: List and briefly describe some of the defenses against buffer overflows that

List and briefly describe some of the defenses against buffer overflows that can be implemented when running existing, vulnerable programs

Q: A supplement to the X.25 packet-switching standard is

A supplement to the X.25 packet-switching standard is a set of standards for a packet assembler-disassembler (PAD), defined in standards X.3, X.28, and X.29. A PAD is used to connect asynchronous term...

Q: What software comprises the TinyOS operating system?

What software comprises the TinyOS operating system?

Q: What is the default scheduling discipline for TinyOS?

What is the default scheduling discipline for TinyOS?