A home computer can have more than one user account.
Name two tasks carried out by the user management function of an operating system.
Mark scheme
Award one mark for any of the following up to a maximum of two marks:
- Creating/deleting user accounts (1)
- Storing usernames and passwords (1)
- Checking login details/authenticating a user at login (1)
- Setting access rights/permissions for each user, e.g. restricting which files/folders/programs/drives they can access (1)
Allow logging in as an example of checking login details.
Do not accept managing users on its own.
Do not accept provides a user interface, as this is not user management.
Do not accept managing files or managing processes, as these are other functions.
Do not accept stopping hackers/protecting from malware, as this is security, not user management.
Example answers and how they were marked
It stores usernames and passwords and sets access rights for each user.
Why: Storing usernames and passwords (1) and setting access rights (1) are two different user management tasks.
It checks the password at login and manages users.
Why: Checking a password at login earns (1); managing users repeats the question and earns nothing.
It manages users and stops hackers accessing the computer.
Why: Managing users repeats the question; stopping hackers is security, not user management.