GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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TECHNOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who co-created the UNIX operating system in 1969 with Dennis Ritchie?
A
Steve Wozniak
B
Ken Thompson
C
Niklaus Wirth
D
Bjarne Stroustrup
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1969 a team led by computer scientists Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie created the first version of UNIX on a PDP-7 minicomputer, which was chosen mainly because of Thompson’s familiarity with the system from his hobby work on it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Co-inventors Thompson and Ritchie invented the UNIX Operating System, a multi-tasking, multi-user operating system, during the 1960s and 1970s. They are also responsible for developing the C programming language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unix is a multiuser, multitasking operating system that was developed by Bell Laboratories in 1969. In a multiuser system, many users can use the system simultaneously.

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