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7A-5
Enhancing an OS Enhancing an OS
• Utilities • Backup software
– Provide services not included with OS – Archives files onto removable media
– Goes beyond the four functions – Ensures data integrity
– Firewall, anti-virus and compression – Most OS include a backup package
– Prices vary – Many third party packages exist
Backup Software Enhancing an OS
• Anti-virus software
– Crucial utility
– Finds, blocks and removes viruses
– Must be updated regularly
– McAfee and Norton Anti-Virus
Enhancing an OS Enhancing an OS
• Firewall • Intrusion detection
– Crucial utility – Often part of a firewall package
– Protects your computer from intruders – Announces attempts to breach security
– Makes computer invisible to hackers – Snort is a Linux based package
– Zone Labs is a home firewall
– Cisco sells hardware firewalls
Enhancing an OS Chapter 7A
• Screen savers
– Crucial utility for command line systems
• Prevents burn in
– Merely fun for GUI systems
– Screen saver decorates idle screens End of Chapter
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