Managing users, permissions, and the filing cabinet of the computer.
When you log into a school computer, the OS must verify who you are. List 3 ways an OS can authenticate a user in your Google Doc.
To understand how the Operating System manages user accounts, access rights, and file organization.
The OS creates accounts and sets passwords to ensure only authorized people can use the system.
NEW USER ACCOUNT
Name: A. Rahman
Group: Staff
Permissions that control what a user can do (e.g. Read, Write, Delete specific files).
"Look, but don't touch."
Providing a naming system and folder structure to organize and retrieve data on secondary storage.
The OS acts as a security guard. It ensures that User A cannot see or delete the private files of User B.
Imagine secondary storage is a giant warehouse. The OS provides the Labeling System.
SysAdmin_Lab.html link shared in Google Classroom.In your Google Doc, answer the following 2-mark OCR exam question.
As a System Admin, what access rights would you give these users for the "Salaries" folder? (Read, Write, or No Access)
The Human Resources Manager
The Maintenance Technician
A Junior Employee
You've learned how the OS keeps the digital world organized and secure.
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