What is the difference between a privilege and a role?

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A privilege is the ability to perform a specific action or read a specific property. Examples include powering on a virtual machine and creating an alarm. A role, however, is a collection of privileges. Roles provide a way to aggregate all the individual privileges that are required to perform a higher-level task, such as administering a virtual machine.

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Which of the following is an application program?

a) Microsoft Windows b) WordPerfect c) C++ d) Java

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The mv utility (Sobell, page 53) renames a file. Use mv to rename the copy of the file you made in step 4.

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What the user wants to see printed on paper, displayed on the screen, or stored in a file is typically stated as ____ and adjectives in the problem specification.

A. adverbs B. commands C. nouns D. verbs

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Portia is researching wireless Internet connections for her computer. Portia learns that ____ has the farthest range and the ability to reach remote areas.

A. satellite service B. mobile Internet access C. WiMAX D. Wi-Fi

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