Comparison of Linux & Windows Os
A Comparison of Linux & Windows
Abstract
There are a number of operating systems available for personal use as well as small and large businesses. Probably the two most popular are Linux and Windows. In order to determine what operating system best suits your needs, it’s important to know some background on Linux and Windows. Some important factors to consider in the selection of an operating system are what are some of the things that make Linux and Windows appealing and what are some of their drawbacks. In today’s economic conditions, it’s vital for companies to try and keep costs down. This paper will also look at the cost of each operating system. Based on all of these factors, one of the operating systems is recommended for your business.
Linux Operating System
The Linux operating system is one of the most widely used operating systems in today’s market. It gives an everyday personal computer the same power and flexibility as a UNIX workstation with an entire Internet application set and a fully functional graphical user interface. Even though it offers the benefits of a Unix workstation, novice users shouldn’t be concerned because it’s an easy operating system that anyone can use. (Asprey & Seruzzi, 2008) A little background on Unix will help with understanding Linux. Unix was developed in 1969 for a research community in need of a flexible an efficient operating system. It evolved from a system designed by one person into an operating system published by many different companies and was given free-of-charge to many university computer science departments, one of which was University of California at Berkley. They took the software and developed it further, adding a bunch of new features that were incorporated into the basic software. This modified software was used by the Department of Defense in the research project known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that was the precursor to today’s Internet.
Abstract
There are a number of operating systems available for personal use as well as small and large businesses. Probably the two most popular are Linux and Windows. In order to determine what operating system best suits your needs, it’s important to know some background on Linux and Windows. Some important factors to consider in the selection of an operating system are what are some of the things that make Linux and Windows appealing and what are some of their drawbacks. In today’s economic conditions, it’s vital for companies to try and keep costs down. This paper will also look at the cost of each operating system. Based on all of these factors, one of the operating systems is recommended for your business.
Linux Operating System
The Linux operating system is one of the most widely used operating systems in today’s market. It gives an everyday personal computer the same power and flexibility as a UNIX workstation with an entire Internet application set and a fully functional graphical user interface. Even though it offers the benefits of a Unix workstation, novice users shouldn’t be concerned because it’s an easy operating system that anyone can use. (Asprey & Seruzzi, 2008) A little background on Unix will help with understanding Linux. Unix was developed in 1969 for a research community in need of a flexible an efficient operating system. It evolved from a system designed by one person into an operating system published by many different companies and was given free-of-charge to many university computer science departments, one of which was University of California at Berkley. They took the software and developed it further, adding a bunch of new features that were incorporated into the basic software. This modified software was used by the Department of Defense in the research project known as Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that was the precursor to today’s Internet.
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