COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -UNIX is a multi-user, multitasking operating system, and was designed to be a small, flexible system used by computer programmers. Since UNIX was designed to be used by programmers, it is not considered to be very user-friendly for the average person.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson’s creation of the UNIX operating system and the C programming language were pivotal developments in the progress of computer science. Today, 50 years after its beginnings, UNIX and UNIX-like systems continue to run machinery from supercomputers to smartphones.

Detailed explanation-3: -UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since. By operating system, we mean the suite of programs which make the computer work. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking system for servers, desktops and laptops.

Detailed explanation-4: -UNIX is a multi-user operating system: that is a suite of programs which run a computer and allows interface to the hardware and software available. It allows many users to share a powerful machine and all the available resources, each user running their own processes simultaneously.