Information Security for Managers

Computer Operating Systems

CHAPTER 10

WE HAVE COVERED SOME OF THE BASIC concepts about information systems, databases, and programming. Now in this chapter, we will summarize functions of general-purpose computer operating systems. Rather than simply provide a user’s view, we will delve into some operating systems' internal functions and data structures by examining Microsoft Windows and UNIX-based operating systems, such as Linux, FreeBSD, and MAC/OS, as reference examples. This will provide a conceptual perspective to set the stage for the chapter on host computer security in the next section. We will begin with a view into digital logic and move on to how operating systems work with computer hardware and mediate user activities.

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