LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM • Architecture O
• Linux Shell
,INTRODUCTION
❑Freely distributed Operating System that manages
Manages hardware resources (HDD, I/O Devices and Memory etc..)
Provides common services for efficient execution to various application software
❑Developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991, a 21 year old student.
❑Unlike other OS, it is released for free on the Internet under GNU (GNU’s Not Unix)
Project’s GPL (General Public License).
❑Linux finds its application in Computer hardware, Phones, Tablets, Cars, Games and
many other gadgets.
❑Linux is available in many distributions- popular ones are Ubuntu, Fedora etc.
, FEATURES
❑Multi user and Multi tasking
❑Multi Processor
❑Multi threading
❑Highly Customizable & Flexible
❑Secure
❑Network Friendly
❑Compatible
❑Hierarchical File system