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πŸ“ Language Based Protection in Operating System

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πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. What term describes the use of programming language concepts such as abstract data types and objects to enforce security policies?

πŸ”Ή A. Language-based protection
πŸ”Ή B. Hardware isolation
πŸ”Ή C. User authentication
πŸ”Ή D. Network firewall

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: A

Q2. A developer wants to ensure that a file is only accessed through a specific API that checks user credentials. Which language-based protection mechanism should the compiler enforce?

πŸ”Ή A. Type safety
πŸ”Ή B. Access control annotations
πŸ”Ή C. Runtime checks
πŸ”Ή D. Code signing

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: B

Q3. Which trade‑off best captures the relationship between hardware support for protection and the performance overhead of software validation?

πŸ”Ή A. Hardware eliminates all overhead, making software checks unnecessary
πŸ”Ή B. Software checks are always cheaper than hardware solutions
πŸ”Ή C. Adding hardware increases complexity without reducing cost
πŸ”Ή D. Hardware support reduces per‑access validation cost, allowing more frequent checks without degrading system throughput

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: D

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