What is Linux ?
Linux is operating system and it is developed 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
What is a Operating system :
An Operating System (OS) is an interface between a computer user and computer hardware.
An operating system is a software which performs all the basic tasks like file management, memory management, process management, handling input and output, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.
1.Linux started around 1991 by Linus Torvalds
2.Linux is Multi-user, Multi-tasking Operating system(OS)
3.Linux is Open Source
4.Linux is Free ware
5.Linux is a “case-sensitive” ls is different of LS
6.Most of the real time applications are running/hosted in Linux servers.
Linux Distributions:
Redhat Linux
CentOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
Suse Linux
Diffrence b/w Linux AND WINDOWS:
Windows:
1.It is not free ware.
2.It is not open source ( Does not share the source code )
3.It is multitasking Opearating system
4.It is not mutiuser Opearating sytem
5.It is a GUI ( Graphical user interface )
Linux:
1.It is a free ware
2.It is a open source ( source code available )
3.It is multitasking Operating system
4.It is multiuser Operating system
5.It is a GUI ( Graphical user interface) and CUI (command line user interface)
6.Secure OS compare to Windows