should people adapt to Linux operating system. Name: Hai Fu Yu #:301171057 Section: D110 Final Version There are quite a few operating systems are being widely used. With 92% of the OS market share‚ Windows OS is dominating the OS market. Macintosh‚ the operating system only works on Apple computers‚ occupies 7% of the total share. Linux‚ the last widely used OS‚ has only 1% of the share now. The most difference between Linux and other operating systems is that Linux is an open-sourced OS‚ which
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1.0 Comparing Networking Features of Linux & Microsoft. Microsoft * Next Generation TCP/IP Stack: this networking feature of windows is available for “Windows Server 2008” and “Windows Vista”. It is a “complete redesign of TCP/IP functionality for both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) that meets the connectivity and performance needs of today ’s varied networking environments and technologies.” Joe Davies (2008) * Server Message Block 2.0 (SMB):
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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING: DESIGN‚ BUILD AND BENCHMARK A LINUX CLUSTER by GOH YOKE LOONG KEM 050024 Semester 1 Session 2008/09 Final year research project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya in partial fulfillment of the requirement to be Bachelor’s degree of Engineering DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA October 2008 ABSTRACT Nowadays almost every industry needs fast processing power especially in engineering field
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Jonathan Elliott Professor Supinski ENGL101C-13 15 November 2012 Why Linux is better than Windows Linux holds the highest‚ most used operating system when it comes to supercomputers. Although‚ Windows holds that title when it comes to the average desktop computer. “Now‚ not 20 years later‚ well over 90% of the world top 500 supercomputers are running Linux.” (Vaughan-Nichols) All operating systems from UNIX to Mac OSX have their pros and cons. Mac OSX is known more for making multi-media such
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Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such aanroids smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android‚ Inc.‚ which Google backed financially and later purchased in 2005‚[9] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[10] The first Android-powered phone was sold in October
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UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique Administration Windows Server Advantages There are many administration advantages for Windows Servers. One aspect is domain operations which are an important resource available on the network through Window Server. Making Window Server a domain controller adds security and the ability to add local and group policies to the network (Garza‚ 2010). If Window Server is not promoted to the status
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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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well as workstations‚ it is necessary to consider whether a Linux Based system is appropriate for our organizational needs at this point. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate the pros and cons of using Linux in both a server and workstation environment. During this investigation several Linux distributions will be scrutinized. This examination will disclose what is really necessary to convert to a true Linux environment and will also verify the feasibility of such action
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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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Windows and Linux Memory Management Comparison Introduction Memory management is a critical piece of both Windows and Linux computer architecture that enables the computer to allocate the physical memory available between multiple processes. Windows and Linux memory management structures and algorithms have much in common‚ such as facilitating expansion of memory address space beyond the limits of physical memory through the use of virtual memory addressing that is coordinated
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