What Is the Function of Linux?
Contents 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...
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.
What is Linux and its uses?
Linux has long been the basis of commercial networking devices, but now it’s a mainstay of enterprise infrastructure. Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.
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What are the features of Linux?
Basic Features
Portable − Portability means software can works on different types of hardware in same way. Linux kernel and application programs supports their installation on any kind of hardware platform. Open Source − Linux source code is freely available and it is community based development project.
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