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Because Linux is "sort-of-a-copy-of-Unix" (which is not), and Unix was written in C.
C was created to write Unix. Most portable operating systems or serious embedded devices are written in some incarnation of C and C++. Including MS-DOS and earlier copies of Window$ (which I am sure still uses it)
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Which programming language is used to develop Linux operating system?
C, C++ and scripts in Bash, Perl and Python
What is an Example of an operating system?
Linux
What has the author Bill Counts written?
Bill Ball has written: 'Sams' teach yourself Linux in 24 hours' -- subject(s): Operating systems (Computers), Linux 'The new XFree86' -- subject(s): Client/server computing, Linux, Operating systems (Computers), X Window System (Computer system), XFree86 (Computer file) 'Red Hat Linux 9 unleashed' -- subject(s): Linux, Operating systems (Computers) 'SuSE Linux unleashed' -- subject(s): Linux, Operating systems (Computers) 'Linux for Your Mac (Linux)' 'Red Hat Linux Fedora 3 (La Biblia De / the Bible of)' 'Sams teach yourself Linux in 24 hours' -- subject(s): Linux, Operating systems (Computers) 'Red Hat Linux 7 unleashed'
Is ubuntu a operating system?
Yes, Ubuntu is an operating system, that uses the Linux Kernel.
Is Linux a operating system software?
Technically speaking linux is a kernel. The kernel is the part of the operating system that acts as a middleman/translator between the hardware and the software.
Is Linux a operating system?
Yes. Linux is a computer operating system.
Is Mobile Linux Operating System powerful and Why?
Linux is not an power full Operating system XP is the most powerfull operating system
What are the functions of the three system components in the Linux operating system?
1. There is no the Linux operating system.2. Only one component is strictly necessary to make a Linux operating system - the kernel.
What is the difference between Linux and an operating system?
Linux is an operating system kernel. It is a portion of the software that makes up a complete operating system.
What is a Linux based operating system designed by Google?
No, it is not OS is not a Linux based operating system. Giggles is a search engine and created Chrome Operating system. Linux is its own brand of operating system.
What is the current version of Linux operating system and the name of its distro?
there is no "linux operating system". linux is merely a kernel that operating systems can be built upon, of which there are dozens if not hundreds
What is the difference between C and Linux?
There is very little difference in the C compiler between Unix and Linux; in some cases (the gcc compiler) it is the same. The differences come in when using system calls; some system calls do not exist in Unix or Linux, although most do. The program I work on compiles the same way (for the most part) between all commercial versions of Unix and several variants of Linux. In other words, the code is fairly portable across platforms.
What is Linux sometimes called?
Some people refers to Linux-based systems as "GNU/Linux" if they use software written fr the GNU operating system.
What is the example of disk operating system?
is linux a disk operating system
Is Linux a network operating system?
Yes, it can be a networking operating system
What system type is Linux?
operating system
What programming language is ubuntu 12.04 written in?
Linux operating systems utilize many languages. The kernel is mostly written in C.
