June 28, 2007
What are the functions of Linux operating system?
- Linux is a version of UNIX that is available without change over the Internet and is increasingly being used with PCs, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers. Linus Torvalds developed it when he was a student at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linux has grown from an operating system to a widely accepted operating system. Linux is a graphical user interface.
- Refer to the wiki for a definition of operating system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/operating_s…
One popular OS is windows. In knowledgeble circle Unix is a preferred OS. Linux is another OS, it is a variant of Unix.
Linux is a free operaing system. The source code for this OS is available and one is free to modify and distribute it without paying any fee to the original writer.
It is one of the most powerful, reliable and rich operaing system available today.























