What are the advantages of unix os over ms-dos os?

Answer 1

Yes and no. If you have the hardware resources to run UNIX/Linux then you should. DOSBox can run any DOS program in UNIX, so there is no need for DOS if you can run UNIX. However, if you have an older computer or an embedded system where UNIX or Linux would have too much overhead, DOS is a better choice.

Answer 2

That's a very vague question. Command-line Unix applications can generally be ported to MS-DOS; however the binaries cannot be directly run. Formatting for text files generally needs to be converted from one to the other, particularly in regards to newlines in a file. The syntax for most commands is similar but not necessarily completely compatible.

Answer 3

Unix is multi-user, supports multiple tasks running at once, and file security. Modern implementations also include support for networking, memory protection, accelerated graphics, larger file systems, and larger amounts of memory.

Answer 4

unix is more secure, can multitask, multiuser, powerful than dos