December 1998
SC223: COMPUTER SECURITY

QUESTION 4

Total Marks: 20 Marks

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(a) Separation and isolation of processes is one way in which a secure operating system can be designed. Describe three ways in which processes can be separated from each other.

 

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(b) Describe three physical vulnerabilities of computer systems.

 

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(c) Name four measures which might be employed to improve the security of using a PC.

 

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(d) (i) In terms of network security, what do you understand by the term traffic control? [2]
(ii) Define the term pad traffic. [2]