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๐Ÿ“ Domain structure for protection in Operating System

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๐Ÿ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. An operator needs to mount backup tapes for a single shift. Which method best follows the principle of least privilege?

๐Ÿ”น A. Assign a role with mount permission only during the shift
๐Ÿ”น B. Give the operator a permanent administrator account
๐Ÿ”น C. Disable all privileges for the operator
๐Ÿ”น D. Provide a root account with full rights

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: easy | โœ… Correct: B

Q2. If an audit log shows a privileged function was invoked without prior enablement, what is the most likely security issue?

๐Ÿ”น A. A misconfigured accessโ€‘control list
๐Ÿ”น B. Insufficient logging of user actions
๐Ÿ”น C. A privilegeโ€‘escalation bug
๐Ÿ”น D. An unused service still running

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: medium | โœ… Correct: C

Q3. Given two operating systems, one with 5โ€ฏmillion lines of code and 30 services, another with 2โ€ฏmillion lines and 12 services, which factor most likely contributes to a higher number of security vulnerabilities?

๐Ÿ”น A. Code size alone
๐Ÿ”น B. Number of services alone
๐Ÿ”น C. Code size only
๐Ÿ”น D. Both code size and number of services

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: hard | โœ… Correct: D

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