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1.07 (PX: 2 points)Some early computers protected the operating system by placing it in a memory partition that could not be modified by either the user job or the operating system itself. Describe two difficulties that you think could arise with such a scheme.

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The user cannot make internal changes, or personalize the computer. Also it would make it very easy for viruses to get into the computers and ccorrupt the entire thing. There is a similar example of this today in Modern Day chromebooks, but earlier computers were not as safe or secure. Also the fact that it can takes up massive amounts of data, requiring more server storage or data storage facilities.

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