MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER

Detailed explanation-1: -Linux® is an open source operating system (OS). An operating system is the software that directly manages a system’s hardware and resources, like CPU, memory, and storage. The OS sits between applications and hardware and makes the connections between all of your software and the physical resources that do the work.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fedora is another popular Linux-based operating system, and it is widely considered the best open-source operating system after Ubuntu.

Detailed explanation-3: -We can classify an open-source operating system as Linux-based and non-Linux-based open-source operating system. Non-Linux based operating system-An open source operating system that is not based on a Linux kernel operating system is known as a non-Linux based operating system. Example: FreeDOS, ReactOS, Haiku, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Linux is used as an embedded OS for a variety of applications, including household appliances, automotive entertainment systems and network file system appliances. Network OS for routers, switches, domain name system servers, home networking devices and more.

Detailed explanation-5: -Source Code Linux is an open source operating system whereas Windows OS is commercial. Linux has access to source code and alters the code as per user need whereas Windows does not have access to the source code. In Linux, the user has access to the source code of the kernel and alter the code according to his need.