Why we should use GNU/Linux Distributions There are various reasons why you should drop Windows and Mac OS X‚ but there are also reasons why you should drop Linux and grab a copy of Windows or an overpriced Macintosh computer. Let’s start with why you SHOULDN’T use GNU/Linux *I know this is a persuasive essay‚ but I won’t be too biased. I have to try them out and compare them before judging which is superior to the other* 1. If you like to play a lot of games. Some people pay up to a thousand
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Define electric dipole and the electric dipole moment. Write down an expression‚ in vector form‚ and show graphically the electric field intensity at point P on the normal to the axis of the dipole. [5] 2. a) What is the potential difference between points a and d in the circuit shown below. [5] (b)Find the terminal voltage of each battery. [5] 3. a) A uniform magnetic field (into the page) has a constant magnitude B = 0.200 T to the right of the dashed line
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MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux University of Phoenix POS/420 Introduction to Unix October 20‚ 2008 Scott Stewart MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux The Microsoft and Linux operating systems have been long considered to be in a competition to be the best operating systems on the market. This paper will compare and contrast these operating systems to help the consumer decide which is right for his or her environment. Such subjects as; cost‚ market share‚ hardware requirements‚ file processing
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UNIX/Linux versus Mac versus Windows Paper Ricky Morris April 1‚ 2013 Process Management Operating systems are the link between the user and the applications and the hardware. They are responsible for deciding how the user commands will be interpreted and how the operating system itself will carry the process. There are several different types of operating and each carries out processing in their own way. Windows‚ UNIX/Linux and Mac are some of the most popular and widely used operating systems
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Linux vs. Windows Case Study Abstract The Linux vs. Windows case study presented Windows as the incumbent platform with a first mover advantage and Linux as the challenger. I would like to take a different approach to analyzing these two platforms and see what we can learn. If we assume that the history of Linux starts in 1991‚ Linux is following in the footsteps of Windows. But if we consider the hereditary connection between Linux and Unix‚ the story of Linux now starts in 1969‚ and Windows
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Unix VS. Windows Security Windows: Pros: File permissions (UAC) User account controls Antivirus to assist in the stopping of malware Supports many businesses related software’s and is used worldwide Cons: Infected account File permissions are vulnerable Antivirus is constantly required as well as updated definitions databases Most viruses target the windows OS because it is the most widespread OS on the planet. Viruses can be rewritten and hide themselves from antiviruses. Web application
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Comparison of Memory Management Systems of BSD‚ Windows‚ and Linux Gaurang Khetan Graduate Student‚ Department of Computer Science‚ University of Southern California‚ Los Angeles‚ CA. gkhetan@usc.edu December 16‚ 2002 Abstract This paper is a study of memory management systems of an operating system. We begin with a brief introduction to memory management systems and then we compare the memory management systems of reallife operating systems - BSD4.4‚ Windows 2000 and Linux 2.4 1 Introduction
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In comparing Windows Server 2008 to Linux I found myself overwhelmed. Although extremely popular‚ easy to use and install Windows Server 2008 seems like a whole different animal than Linux. I found over 600 “distributions” of Linux some that are not all active and approximately 20 are very popular and in high use. There are no versions that are “Standard”‚ “Ultimate‚ or” Enterprise “ like. Windows Server 2008 has 7 versions from very easy for a single user and very complex for larger enterprise
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Linux vs Mac vs Windows File and Process Management POS/355 March 9‚ 2014 Linux vs Mac vs Window Process & File Management Process Management One of the key functions of an operating system is the process management. Linux OS system is very dynamic with constantly changing computing needs. These needs tend to be centered on the process. Processes can be either long or short lived‚ so managing these processes is very important. Linux incorporates a very flexible design which contains
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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
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