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2. [8 points]: Which of the following statements is true of the X Window System as described in Reading #6 (Scheifler and Gettys. "The X window System”, ACM Trans. on Graphics, Vol 5, 2, April 1986)?

The X server is an example of a trusted intermediary.
A  True
B  False
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Explanation:

TRUE. The X server acts as an intermediary between different client programs all sharing the display.

Each clients trusts that the server will display its content properly and prevent other clients from interfering with its windows.

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Attribution:  Morris, Robert, and Samuel Madden. 6.033 Computer System Engineering, Spring 2009. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-033-computer-system-engineering-spring-2009 (Accessed 2 May, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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