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    Smart Phones: Windows vs. Android With time‚ phones have changed drastically. First from the house phone to the “brick phone‚” flip phone and now touch screen. Not too long ago Google and Microsoft Windows created smart phones that were really similar to the Apple iPhone‚ which was the phone that achieved better management of apps—BlackBerry being the first to launch phone applications. These smart phones are called Android and Windows Phone 7 which differ a lot from each other. When someone is seeking

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    FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows 2000 FreeBSD Linux Windows 2000 Reliability FreeBSD is extremely robust. There are numerous testimonials of active servers with uptimes measured in years. The new Soft Updates1 file system optimizes disk I/O for high performance‚ yet still ensures reliability for transaction based applications‚ such as databases. Linux is well known for its reliability. Servers often stay up for years. However‚ disk I/O is non-synchronous by default‚ which is less reliable for

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    Department of Applied Physics Electricity and Magnetism Assignment # 2 Due Date: 15 November 2013 1. a) Write brief notes on the Hall effect. Show on a diagram the polarity of the Hall Voltage‚ together with a given current and magnetic field direction‚ assuming the charge carriers to be conduction electrons. [5] b) Define electric dipole and the electric dipole moment. Write down an expression‚ in vector form‚ and show graphically the electric field intensity at point P on

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    MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux University of Phoenix POS/420 Introduction to Unix October 20‚ 2008 Scott Stewart MS Windows vs. Unix/Linux The Microsoft and Linux operating systems have been long considered to be in a competition to be the best operating systems on the market. This paper will compare and contrast these operating systems to help the consumer decide which is right for his or her environment. Such subjects as; cost‚ market share‚ hardware requirements‚ file processing

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    UNIX/Linux versus Mac versus Windows Paper Ricky Morris April 1‚ 2013 Process Management Operating systems are the link between the user and the applications and the hardware. They are responsible for deciding how the user commands will be interpreted and how the operating system itself will carry the process. There are several different types of operating and each carries out processing in their own way. Windows‚ UNIX/Linux and Mac are some of the most popular and widely used operating systems

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    Linux vs. Windows Case Study Abstract The Linux vs. Windows case study presented Windows as the incumbent platform with a first mover advantage and Linux as the challenger. I would like to take a different approach to analyzing these two platforms and see what we can learn. If we assume that the history of Linux starts in 1991‚ Linux is following in the footsteps of Windows. But if we consider the hereditary connection between Linux and Unix‚ the story of Linux now starts in 1969‚ and Windows

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    Differences in memory management between Windows® and Linux® POS/355 Differences in memory management between Windows® and Linux® Windows and Linux are two of the most commonly used operating systems to date. Windows is used more by beginners and everyday computer users‚ while Linux is used more by advanced users and is dubbed the hackers operating system. Both the operating systems have their advantages and their disadvantages. This paper will be differentiate the two in the operating systems

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    Unix VS. Windows Security Windows: Pros: File permissions (UAC) User account controls Antivirus to assist in the stopping of malware Supports many businesses related software’s and is used worldwide Cons: Infected account File permissions are vulnerable Antivirus is constantly required as well as updated definitions databases Most viruses target the windows OS because it is the most widespread OS on the planet. Viruses can be rewritten and hide themselves from antiviruses. Web application

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    In comparing Windows Server 2008 to Linux I found myself overwhelmed. Although extremely popular‚ easy to use and install Windows Server 2008 seems like a whole different animal than Linux. I found over 600 “distributions” of Linux some that are not all active and approximately 20 are very popular and in high use. There are no versions that are “Standard”‚ “Ultimate‚ or” Enterprise “ like. Windows Server 2008 has 7 versions from very easy for a single user and very complex for larger enterprise

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    Linux vs Mac vs Windows File and Process Management POS/355 March 9‚ 2014 Linux vs Mac vs Window Process & File Management Process Management One of the key functions of an operating system is the process management. Linux OS system is very dynamic with constantly changing computing needs. These needs tend to be centered on the process. Processes can be either long or short lived‚ so managing these processes is very important. Linux incorporates a very flexible design which contains

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