Analysis of Windows Operating System Tools: Security and Functionality

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Windows operating system tools, addressing the advantages and disadvantages of built-in features such as firewalls, antivirus software, and automatic updates. It examines the functionality of these tools in the context of a company upgrading to the latest Windows version, as requested by the IT manager's CEO. The report delves into the security concerns associated with these tools, exploring vulnerabilities and recommending alternative solutions to mitigate risks. Furthermore, it discusses the findings based on web exploration, addressing current issues in operating systems like the balance between usability and security, memory usage, and the presence of bloatware. The analysis also covers security issues, including software vulnerabilities and malware. Ultimately, the report aims to provide a detailed evaluation of Windows OS tools, considering their impact on security and overall functionality.

Operating Systems
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Discuss about the tools of windows operating system as follows:..................................................3
Determine the advantage and disadvantage of using built-in operating system tools.....................5
Discussion on the finding based on the web exploration................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
An operating system is based on the interface between both user and other computer
hardware. It allows for every users which can perform all kind of basic tasks such as memory
management, file management, process management, handling input or output. This provide the
better facilities to control entire peripheral devices such as disk drivers, printers.
This documentation will discuss about the latest windows operating system tools such as
firewalls, automatic updates, software that can easily scan malware, viruses and spyware. In this
report, it will explain the specific advantage as well as disadvantage of windows tools that will
support for built-in operating system. Moreover, it will identify the certain kind of security
issues, recommends the alternative tools to manage or control the overall functionality of OS.
TASK
Discuss about the tools of windows operating system as follows:
Operating system is based on the model of computer that turns into machine to users which
enable them a better services. An operating system bring more powerful advantage, benefits to
the computer software development. Without an OS, each and every application would need to
applicable as own UI, other kind of comprehensive code in order to handle low functionality of
system. Instead, various kind of tasks such as sending a specific packet or displaying text on the
specific standard output device (Van Oorschot, 2020). In general, it may sever as intermediary
between both hardware system as well as applications. It continuously interact with system
without include application which need to know about full detailed in proper manner. As per
given scenario, company want to upgrade their operating system because it help to add more
interactive features that supports to increase overall functionality in proper manner.
A brief idea about OS tools which makes easier for users to use in proper manner. It is not
only taking about the specific phase but consider the specific knowledge. What is going to
happen. On the basis of scenario, It has been identified that organization where concern about
upgrading latest version of windows running on all type of hardware. Therefore, IT manager
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should include explore the different tools in order to identify current running condition or
situation.
Firewall- it is based on the software program or device that can help to monitor or track
threats. Thus, providing the better safeguards network against from viruses, worms and hackers.
Typically, the windows Firewall is mainly used to protect or secure their entire windows system
from network-based risk, threat (Darbiņš, 2020). This kind of tool will support for controlled,
who has access to the operating system. Moreover, it has been examined the legal authority of
individual person. Sometimes, Firewall tool can allows to configure different settings and control
the overall functionality. It would be divided into two options such as check firewall status. This
type of option allows bring up the windows and enabled or disabled on the system. In additional,
it provide the alert notification of incoming connections.
For Example- GlassWire Firewall is based on the monitor or security tool using built-in
Operating system. It can support for visualizing the past and present networking data.
Sometimes, this kind of firewall tool allows them to block any kind of program in one click.
Generally, it help to keep track or monitor the bandwidth on regular basis.
Anti-virus- In the windows, there are different kinds of anti-virus tools that can use to
protect or secure the operating system from viruses. AVG anti-virus is the most commonly aware
winning tool that scans or remove any detects, blocks. Also fight other online threats as well.
Anti-virus software is a type of program in which designed or developed to protect hardware
from malware. However, there is prime objective of this tool or platform to incorporate either
automated or manual filtering abilities (Studiawan, Sohel and Payne, 2019). The programmed
scanning process which may check the entre hard drive on daily basis. At certain level, it enables
to check the single document or even to scan the complete windows operating system.
Spyware and Malware- in context of Windows OS, it should include ‘Malwarebytes
Adwcleaner’ as tool or platform that can protect windows against malicious software, malware,
ransomware and websites. This kind of tool can help to detect blocks more than 8,000,000 threat
per day. At certain level, it may have chance to infect the Operating system while slow down the
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processing of windows. Malwarebytes Adwcleaner tool can use them by IT manager in order to
upgrade windows while offering better browser experience. It also conduct a privacy audit for all
kind of applications.
On the other hand, Kaspersky Anti-virus is a type of tool or platform that scan the entire
computer system for applications, malware and hardware devices. Basically, it comes with
protection of sensitive information or data (Negi and Kar, 2020). In case, if any kind of
information is stolen or lost. This kind of spyware tool is automatically block suspicious
websites. Usually, it including features that allows to control access of software. Sometimes,
Application will record large amount or data but tool help to monitor or track locations, calls and
texts. Moreover, Kaspersky Anti-virus tool is basically use as machine learning technology to
secure the system from threats, risks.
Automatic Updates-
Automatic Updates allows users to keep their Operating system/ software programs in
which updated without having to check all kind or available updates in manually. Many OS such
as Windows, it provide the better facilities to check the update and download or installed without
any kind of user intervention.
Others-
Keeping track of everything happening on the OS which may be generated as daunting
sound but it allows them to monitor, track and manage every element. Sometimes, it is also
managing the large enterprises or system which means that everything just get failed the
download. It is impossible to prevent any kind of errors, issue or problem.
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Determine the advantage and disadvantage of using built-in operating system
tools.
There are different advantage and disadvantage of using built-in operating system tools, which
consider as either positive or negative manner.
Advantage-
Computing source- it is one of important benefit of windows operating tool in which
establish a strong interface between user and hardware. It allows for user to input data or
information, process it. These are helping to establish a user communication with different
hardware to perform different multi-tasking functions.
User friendly interface- Windows OS, when it came into the existence in which introduce
as graphical user interface. Sometimes, it has made up hardware as much more natural than
earlier command line. This become easier for user to use specific command runs to generate
specific result or outcome (Talukder, 2020). The advantage of this windows tool is to easily
understand, interact and also communicate with hardware machines.
Windows tools can allows for user to store, collect large amount of information within
hardware system. It can be accessed with help of OS tool, beside the accessing or storing the
information. Various kind of task is primarily exist in the OS tool or platform. In order to secure
or manage the large amount of information in Windows system.
The windows operating system tools such as firewall which needs to be upgrade on
regular basis. This can help to control or manage high fleeting features. In this way, it
continuously hitting the updates to improve their functionality. OS tool or platform must have
their specific benchmarks in order to handle the entire working functionality of windows OS. At
certain level, it can help to update without any kind of complexity.
Disadvantage-
Expensive- when it compared to other kind of platform such as windows OS tools which are
becoming more costly. While users can use free open source Operating tool or platform. It is
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difficult to run multi-tasking processors. Moreover, windows OS such as Microsoft, GUI as
functionality which built-in features and carried out costly price in tag.
System Failure- it has more chance to fail the operating system, which will directly affecting
on the entire system (Wessel and Tian, 2019). Windows OS tool or platform are consider as heart
of hardware system without any distraction of functions. It may have chance to the crashes of
central system and no further processing of specific data or information.
Windows OS tools are highly complex because it can be established into different language.
That’s why, it is not properly clear well defined. Besides, this kind of issues occurs in OS tool
where users cannot directly understand, interpret and resolve in properly.
By using Windows tools, it may have increased the situation of fragmentation which can
break down the storage memory into small pieces. In case, external fragmentation has been
occurred when process is large than its size of memory. In order to eliminate or remove the
process.
Discussion on the finding based on the web exploration
Current issues in Operating system
The balance between usability and security- it is one of the most common issue identified in the
operating system. It has been established contrasts between windows and OS in the area of
security were immense. In another side, Microsoft has been released latest windows operating
system which completely locked down the users in right click without any kind of alert message.
It might assure that develop as security threat but in fact, it could hardly use own computer
system which was represents as little embarrassing (Ande, Adebisi and Saleem, 2020). On the
other hand, company will release new edition of OS and use along with majority of independent
operating system. it will be reduce the balance between usability as well as security.
Unwanted large amounts of memory usage- operating systems are basically store or collect
large amount of data and information. Therefore, it blindly accept all kind of consequences in
term of technological success. But it is not care about the memory as cheap nowadays. In this
way, Excessive amount of memory within operating system is become inexcusable which
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become less powerful. Thus, it is difficult to handle the large amount of data or information
within operating system.
Inevitable Vulnerability- it is always consider the major threats, risk in the operating system.
This can be increased threat protection at the time of manufacturers. It will always be
representing as security holes, attacks and leaks. Different kind of threat will be too big and
difficult to tackle in proper manner. In this way, it will be increasing the vulnerability and also
lost the thousands of jobs.
Obligatory Bloatware- It is also another threat in the windows operating system, necessary
hand-holding virus that came within system. Afterward, it automatically installed on the
computer system. For Example- use of internet explorer, windows Movie Makers. All potentially
goods but completely unnecessary, inappropriate when gathered large amount of data in the
operating system. In fact, many companies are used OS with bundle them and allows them to
constantly running the background on unsuspecting user’s.
Security issues
Security of computer system is consider as crucial task, which perform different process
to ensure confidentiality and integrity of the Operating system. There are different types of
security issues arise within OS.
Software Vulnerabilities- The windows operating system is composed of thousands of
line code because human program and debug each OS. In order to generate vulnerabilities at the
time of development. Sometimes, it is to be consider as primary weakness, ranging from simple
unwanted behaviour, error message to full scale system crashes, data corruption.
Malware- It is kind of malicious software, hijacks in OS to perform various kind of task
for an attackers. Various kind of attackers are directly affecting the overall processing of OS.
Basically, it is commonly applicable such as Viruses, Spyware, and Trojans. These are consider
the common form of malware (Ramaprasad, Bahamón and Watson, 2020). Hackers are
frequently tried to turn compromised computers and also forcing to join with thousands of
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networks. This kind of unwanted activities are affecting the running process and compromised to
break into operating system.
Physical Security- it is another method of technique of ensuring that operating system
become secure. But at certain point, it has been configured the files which are installed within
system hard drive. In this way, attacker can try to access physical activities of system and easily
modify, update, delete and steal critical files on the system. The primary reason is that many
commercial severs are directly stored or collect data in the locker rooms. In order to monitor or
track by armed security guide.
System threats- it refers to misuse of system services and other kind of network
connections to put use in the trouble. In this way, it will be increasing the program threat, risk in
windows operating system. Additionally, it create as system threat which can operating resource
or user files become mis-used. For Example- Worm is a type of process which completely
choked down its overall system performance by using system resources. At certain point, it
would be reached into extreme levels and also generates its various kind of copies where each
one use as system resources.
Recommend the Alterative tools
When running the Windows OS which needs to be consider all kind of services,
application that supports to handle complex processing. It simply have a perfect and idea system.
Although computer hardware are designed to check all necessary resources in periodically, self-
heal. Sometimes, it will be generated as unexpected code errors in software and increase
temperature because of malfunctioning that can impact on system resources. Therefore, it would
require to implement suitable tools applicable in Operating system and also minimise necessary
failures. Windows operating tool will be collecting large amount of information or data from
core components, Analyse and display the actual result or outcome in real time graphics.
Considerations of Alternative tools which is mainly used in the Operating system to
handle the complex processing in proper manner.
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Manage Engine:-OpManager is based on the monitoring tool or platform that uses in
Operating system. It can use SNMP and WMI protocols which constantly monitor the server’s
availability (Ramaprasad, Bahamón and Watson, 2020). This kind of OS will help to monitor or
track the performance metrics such as processors length, space memory, free physical space, disk
input or output. It is also helping to check the suitable metrics through record or collect logs,
with its graphical representation in real time. This kind of OS can represent as alert message of
any event and also created advanced reports.
Disk Defragmenter is important use in OS in which create, delete, update and modify
folders. Sometimes, it caused by installation of multiple program or event. In case, a file or
folder is completely deleted from disk and also occupied the space which become free for new
files. This can help to create enough space and record large amount of information or data in
proper. Fragmented disk which brings down the overall performance of windows OS, it takes a
long time to retrieve the data or information. Therefore, it is properly maintain the overall
performance of windows OS.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has concluded that operating system plays important role in which
establishing appropriate relationship between users and hardware device. It can provide the
better facilities to control or handle the complex windows activities. Moreover, it help to upgrade
system that need to be include more features such as memory management, handling input or
output. In this report, it has been described about the windows operating system tools by using
firewalls, automatic updates, software that can easily scan malware, viruses and spyware. In this
report, it can analyse both advantage as well as disadvantage of windows tools, which supports
for built-in operating system. Moreover, it can be examined the different kind of security issues
in order to eliminate by implementing alternative tools to manage or control windows operating
system in proper manner.
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