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Unix is a family of operating systems primarily designed for servers, mainframes, and high-end workstations. First created in 1969, Unix systems are renowned for their security and stability.

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What are the similarities between rsh and ssh utilities?

Both of these utilities allow a remote user to log in (remotely) and execute commands via the command line.

Who makes Unix servers?

Servers capable of running a variant of Unix are manufactured by many companies, including Sun Microsystems, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Apple.

What is a Unix or Linux variant?

The original UNIX was an operating system developed by Bell Labs in the early 70's. What makes UNIX significant is that many of the ideas that were part of it became standards in computers, even today.

As time passed, those standards evolved, and became the basis for a number of newer systems, such as BSD, Linux, and even Mac OS X. Since they share similar standards they are called "UNIX variants".

In 1992, Linux was created. What makes Linux different from many of the other UNIX variants is that no one owns Linux, and it is essentially "community property". It has been freely adapted for many purposes.

Linux "distributions" are versions of Linux that are tailored for a specific audience. Since no one person's needs are exactly the same, there are many different versions to choose from.

They are the same operating system, just with different things added.

How do you write shell scripting in UNIX?

A shell script is nothing more than a readable and executable ASCII text file. In this file you put all of the commands that you want to execute, in sequence. The name of the file can be anything you like.

Any text editor (VI, VIM, pico, etc) can create a shell script file

In addition, shell script files have the ability to detect logic, and are programmable. Just think about what tasks you want to perform and their order, and put it into a file, and there you have a shell script.

What are utility programs?

A utility program allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks usually related to managing a computer, its devices, or its programs. For example, one type of utility program can examine a floppy disk or hard disk to determine if it contains any physical flaws such as a scratch.
Programs people can use that help them to navigate around a computer, the narrator that when a icon is clicked will tell the user what it is, or a magnifier to increase the size of a certain part of the desktop.

What is the rm command in Unix?

The rm command is used to delete a file or directory. Its syntax is

rm file or rm -r directory

Example:

rm myfile

rm -r /home/user/mystuff

Is UNIX used primarily with mainframes as a network operating system?

No. Licensed Unix implementations are a proprietary flexible general purpose operating system originally marketed for minicomputers and mid-range computers to support multiple users and tasks. When Personal Computers became available, versions of Unix were created for them. Unix was also implemented for the IBM mainframe.

This is not the same as Linux which is an open source free system with many of the same capabilities and look & feel of unix but without the licensing requirement of unix.

What is the main advantage of the layered approach to system design of operating system?

The main advantage of the layered approach is modularity. The layered are selected such that each uses function and services of only lower level layers. This approach simplifies debugging and system verification

In this case the system is easier to debug and modify, because changes affect only limited portions of the code, and programmer does not have to know the details of the other layers. Information is also kept only where it is needed and is accessible only in certain ways, so bugs affecting that data are limited to a specific module or layer.

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What are the three main purposes of operating system?

The OS allows the computer programs to function correctly by allowing them to communicate with other programs and the computer. Windows is an OS, which bring all the programs together and allows the user to access them. The operating system manages the use of the hardware among the various application programs for the various users and provides the user a relatively simple machine to use.

What is LUnix?

LUnix (unofficially, Little Unix) is a Unix-like operating system for the Commodore 64, a popular home computer of the 1980s.

What is an open-source operating system?

Open-source means that you can get the source code of the software for free (source code is the code of the program written in a certain programing language). Operating system is the software that you use to operate your PC (like Windows or Linux)

Operating system can be any Linux or UNIX flavour, but important thing is File system. ZFS is best suite for storage, so snapshot, writable clone and replication is free. Most of the storage company used to charge too much money as snapshop/clone and replication license.

ZFS is very simple and convenient. You can use any operating system under vmware or Virtual box that support ZFS so you can manage your logical devices on top of physical devices. You don't need to purchase any hardware or software to manage your storage.
OS means operating system, which is the computer programming that 'operates' a computer. Open source refers to any application for which you can see and change the underlying code. A big advantage of an open source program is that it is a collaborative between many people. If there is a problem, many people will see the problem and work on a solution. Linux is an example of an open source operating system. Windows and Macintosh both are closed (proprietary) systems.

What is the difference between UNIX and other operating system?

Unix is a multi user, multi processing and multi tasking operating system

Difference between operating system and unix?

Actually, UNIX is an operating system. It is generally used in business applications on large mainframe computers. However, many hobbyists prefer it for its simplicity and scalability.

What is the command of list of user names who have currently logged in?

who command gives the list of users who have currently logged in......

What is the vi text editor?

vi text editor is a standard text editor found in almost every flavor of Linux, it is the most preferred text editor by most Linux professionals, other text editors include nano and pico are also decent substitutes for the vi editor

Does each UNIX process have its own system data segment containing data needed by the operating system when the process is active?

Yes, each process has its own private data segment that is not shared with other processes.

Processes can share executable code because the code does not get modified, but data is particular to the program that is using it, so it must be kept separate.

What resources are shared by all threads of a process?

The resources that are shared by all threads of a process in Operating Systems

are

  1. Main memory
  2. Input Output Devices
  3. Input Output Channels
  4. Files