INTRODUCTION TO UNIX OS

INTRODUCTION TO UNIX OS

OPERATING SYSTEM:

It is the set or component of programs which are used to manage or controls the hardware as well as coordinates the applications.

THE UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM:

UNIX is an increasingly popular operating system. Unix operating is like a layer between the hardware and the applications that run on the computer. It has functions that

manage the hardware and functions that manage executing applications. The part of UNIX that

manages the hardware and the executing processes is called Kernel.

FEATURES OF UNIX:

• Multitasking

• MultiuserCapability

• Security

• Portability

• Communication

• Programming Facility

ADVANTAGES OF UNIX:

• UNIX allows only authorized users to modify files and directories.

• UNIX allows only System Administrators to make changes in System

  configuration files.

• UNIX is very stable Operating system.

• UNIX can be loaded to any type of Computer Hardware.