Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 3 - Operating Systems - Social Issues - Page 166: 1

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Viewing files belonging to other users without permission on a multiuser operating system is more akin to wandering through someone's unlocked home without permission rather than reading materials placed in a common lounge. In the analogy provided, the files are analogous to personal belongings or private documents within someone's home, and accessing them without authorization would be a violation of privacy and potentially illegal. Reading materials in a common lounge, such as a physician's waiting room, are typically intended for public consumption and do not carry the same expectation of privacy or security as personal files on a computer system. Therefore, the comparison to unauthorized access to someone's home is more appropriate in this context.
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