Linux Windows Operating Systems

CCM4320
Network Systems and Services

Comparison between the Network Operating systems
Like Linux, Windows 2000 and
Distributed operating system Amoeba.

Group Members : Yedukondalu Madhumanchi (M00295179)
                                Saroop kumar reddy Chidirala(M00333357)

Date of Submission : 25-Feb-2011

Campus : Hendon

          School of Computing Science
                      Dr G E Mapp
                Middlesex University

                      List of Contents

S.NO                 Content       Page Number

1. Abstract                         4
2. Introduction             4
3. Network Operating System           6
4. Distributed Operating System           6
5. LINUX             6
5.1 Shell             7
5.2 Kernel             7
5.3 Linux features and performance             9
5.4 Linux Advantages and disadvantages                         9
5.5 Strengths and Weakness of Linux             10
5.6 Application of Linux             10
6 WINDOWS 2000 10
6.1 Windows 2000 Architecture             11
6.2 Kernel mode             11
6.3 User Mode 13
6.4 Windows 2000 features 13
6.5 Windows 2000 Benefits 14
6.6 Windows 2000 weakness             14
6.7 Windows 2000 security Features             14
7 Differences B/w Linux Vs Windows OS             15
8. Introduction to Amoeba 15
8.1 Design Goals             15
8.2 System Architecture             16
8.3 Fundamental Concepts 17
8.4 Outside Kernel 19
8.5 Weakness of Amoeba             20
9 Conclusion 21
10 References 22

                          List of Figures
S.NO Contents Page Number

Figure 1 Operating System 5
Figure 2 Conceptual Structure of the Linux Kernel             7
Figure 3 Windows 2000 architecture           11
Figure 4... [continues]

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