Sid is a judge for a programming contest. Before the code reaches him it goes through a restricted OS and is tested there. If it passes, then it moves onto Sid. What is this middle step called?

Question

Options

• AFuzzy-testing the code
• BThird party running the code
• CSandboxing the code
• DString validating the code

• A
  87% (27)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

NOTE: The marked correct answer (A – Fuzzy-testing) appears to be an error in the question bank. The scenario describes running untrusted code inside a 'restricted OS' before it reaches the judge - this is the textbook definition of sandboxing (Choice C). A sandbox is an isolated, controlled execution environment that prevents untrusted code from affecting the host system. Fuzzy-testing (Choice A) means feeding random or malformed inputs to a program to find crashes or vulnerabilities - that is not what is described here. The correct answer based on the scenario description should be C: Sandboxing the code.

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