They are different Operating Systems so the philosophy and command structures are different but the day-to-day tasks are pretty much the same in either environment.
what are similarities and differences between linux and unix?
Since there isn't a UNIX 95 or UNIX 98 per se, I think you are referring to Windows 95 or Windows 98..
unix is a multiuser operating system but widows is a single user operating system.
tHE QUESTION WAS WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETEEN unix and windows 7, but i did not get the appropriate answer.
They are both administrator accounts and have privileges to do anything on the system.
UNIX is a command-based OS. In contrast, Windows is a menu-based OS.
No difference, really. Unix is an OS (Operating System)
If by 'Microsoft' you mean 'Windows', then the difference is the platform.
Both platforms are ASCII platforms, but the difference is the line termination character. In Windows, there is a two character sequence to denote the end of the line (CR/LF sequence, 0D0A) For Unix, the line termination character is the newline character (0A), to denote the end of the text line.
Unix is an operating system, Java is a language.
The operation and maintenance of a Unix system.
Windows in an operating system developed by Microsoft, which owns the patents upon which Widows is based. Widows is the grand-product of DOS, developed by Mr. Gates. Unix is an operating system developed by AT&T and many other companies. Some parts are typewritten or patented, but the main kinds of Unix are open source.