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#1) An important task that the operating system performs is ____, which keeps track of the files stored on a computer so that they can be retrieved when needed.
Answer: File Management System. Keeps track of where files are stored and determines how the files are stored following the operating system file allocation policies. It uses available storage space efficiently for files and creates a record/log of all file usage. It allocates a file to a user if is free, and if they are permitted access to it. Then de-allocates file when the user is finished with it.
The tool that receives packets and send them along towards their final destination is; Internet Server
<h3>Internet Servers</h3>
We are told that the tool is used to receive packets and send them along towards their final destination.
- Now, the tool is an internet server because internet servers are softwares and hardwares that make use of HTTP and other protocols to respond to client requests that are made over the World Wide Web.
Now, the main job of an internet server is to display website content through storing, processing and delivering webpages to the final destination.
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Answer: The goals of computer security are to protect computers and users from data theft or loss as well as damage to any part of the computer.
Explanation: Common means of achieving computer security are firewalls, anti-virus software and this can fail due to hardware problems or
weaknesses that prevent malicious attacks.
To answer this question, think of a time when you experienced any one of these. For example, personally, I was once an unfortunate victim of a general malicious attack that took advantage of a weakness in my anti-virus software. After clicking on a link on a dodgy website, a virus was installed on my computer. My computer finally crashed, without any hope of restarting it. I lost all my data and I had to buy a new computer. This was a malicious attack.
However, sometimes people can be specifically targeted to steal their data or monitor their activities.
