FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A popular multitasking UNIX based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers, and devices.
A
Chrome OS
B
Foxfire
C
Linux
D
iOS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Linux is the most popular variant and there comes in a number of different distributions. Unix is a family of multitasking, portable, multi-user computer operating systems, which also have time-sharing configurations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Linux. A popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers, and devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Linux-based system is a modular Unix-like operating system, deriving much of its basic design from principles established in Unix during the 1970s and 1980s. Such a system uses a monolithic kernel, the Linux kernel, which handles process control, networking, access to the peripherals, and file systems.

Detailed explanation-4: -UNIX is a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system. Multiple users may have multiple tasks running simultaneously. This is very different from PC operating systems such as MS-DOS or MS-Windows (which allows multiple tasks to be carried out simultaneously but not multiple users).

Detailed explanation-5: -➢ Linux (pronounced LINN-us), introduced in 1991, is a popular, multitasking UNIX-based operating system that runs on a variety of personal computers, servers, devices, and single-board computers.

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