UNIX /Linux versus MAC versus Windows Paper POS/355 March 11, 2013 Bhupinder Singh UNIX/Linux versus MAC versus Windows Paper Introduction Today we live in a world where technology is the way to go. Even in this century there are people that are still clueless on the operating system. It is different, exciting when a new and advance system comes out. But some of us are so confused when it comes to the basics of new technology. Operating systems are programs
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File Management Paper {Your Name} {Your Class} {Date} {Instructor} File Management Paper Before we discuss how I would specify a protection scheme in UNIX® for 4990 users out of 5000 to access one file I think we need to first discuss what file management is in UNIX® and how security is implemented for this type of request. File management is a lot like file management in the DOS days of computers operating systems. Even with the early days of Windows up to Windows 3.11 file
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Introduction The most commonly known Operating Systems (OS) today are UNIX, Linux, MacOS, and Windows. These operating systems all behave in their own way and similar in others. This paper will discuss this comparison of how these operating systems utilize memory, process handling, file management, and security. Memory Management Each operating system is required to allocate a certain amount of memory for the operating system itself for the processes that are being used or executed. There
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File Management POS/355 05/13/2013 John Buono File Management The file managers function is to regulate all of the files on a system that is stored on the storage mediums. There are several tasks that the file manager must perform in order to manage these files. The file manager must be able to identify the unique naming conventions of the files in order to complete its tasks. The file manager must also be able to determine the location of the files, the sectors that make up the file on
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UNIX, Linux, Mac, and Windows OS Comparison Paper B. James Bryant UNIX, Linux, Mac, and Windows OS Comparison In 1956, General Motors produced the first OS for its IBM 704 series mainframe. Since then companies around the world, both big and small, have been tirelessly researched, testing, and releasing newer and faster operating systems for the world to use. Among these are systems developed by/for UNIX, Linux, Microsoft, and Apple. In fact, it’s safe to say that these four companies have
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underlying hardware, manages all parts of the system and present the user with an interface. This layer or set of programs is the OS.” Functions of Operating System: 1. Command Interpretation 2. Peripheral Management 3. Run Time Memory Management 4. Disk Management 5. Process Management 6. Supervise the Computer System 7. Controlling input and output peripherals 8. Directing the flow of data 9. Maximize the use of hardware resources 10. To assure that number of programs can be run without human
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UNIX Protection Scheme Cedric Lee POS/355 Scott Stewart March 25, 2013 UNIX Protection Scheme There is an operation system that supports 5,000 users, and the company only wants to allow 4,990 users permission to access one file. In order to have a protection scheme in UNIX, a number of operations need to be performed first in order for this to work. UNIX file management hierarchy is very essential to know in order to understand and devise a plan that will allow this protection scheme to
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Learning Team Outline POS 355, Outline of the UNIX/Linux Versus Mac versus Windows Paper I. Memory management a. UNIX®/Linux® i. Memory ii. Memory Management iii. Aging iv. Life Cycle b. Mac® v. Organization of memory vi. System Heap vii. System Global Variables viii. Temporary Memory ix. Pointers x. Invalid Handlers xi. Low-Memory Conditions xii. Virtual
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File Management: File Access in UNIX POS/355 July 7, 2014 File Management: File Access in UNIX The Problem Company X is an organization that utilizes a UNIX operating system supporting approximately 5,000 users. Recently, the IT Department has received a request from the CEO of the company; 4,990 out of its 5,000 users on the network need to be able to access one file. How would the IT Department specify the protection scheme in UNIX where the other ten users would not be able to gain access
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Information Technology as a Unix/Linux Systems Administrator to utilize the knowledge that I have gained through past years of experience in various industries such as Telecommunications, Banking, Medical, Insurrance and government establishments . Qualification Summary: 5 Years of Unix experience with overall 10+ years of experience in the field of Information technology. Master's Degree in Micro-Electronics & Diploma in Computer Sciences. Specialize in following: Unix Administration on Sun Solaris
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