Assignment
PART ONE
· In your opinion, do intellectual property rights constrain hardware and software development?
o Why or why not?
· In your opinion, do intellectual property rights constrain hardware and software availability and adoption?
o Why or why not?
· What role does open access (free-of-charge) software play in the evolution of technology?
· How has the growth in Linux popularity facilitated the growth of proprietary tools?
500 words
APA Format
3 sources
PART TWO
As you learned in this week's readings, users are assigned different levels of permission / authorization within Linux-based systems - for example, an individual can be granted "read", "write", and/or "execute" level access to files and directories.
· How does the ability to grant individual user specific permissions impact information security?
· How might you use permissions to ensure proprietary information is kept secure?
500 words
APA Format
3 sources.