1. The LINUX Operating System
By Cathy Thiaw
ID # 89261
COSC Lecturer: M. Anvari
SEU ‘99 Summer Term

2. What’s Linux?
an OS initially created by Linus Torvalds (Finland) and a team working over the Internet;
developed from MINIX, a small Unix system;
An open and free operating system, adaptable to meet individuals needs;

3. Linux Features Multitasking Virtual memory Shared libraries
Multi_users capabilities
X-windows systems
Run most Unix programs

4. Linux Features
Advanced networking capabilities: LAN or WAN setting, different types of protocols, fast TCP/IP drivers
Support for Macintosh, Windows, NT, Novell, OS/2
Server or Client

5. Resource Management Use of semaphores
1 process at a time can access to some resource
The semaphore data structure includes a count of number of processes that wish to use a resource, a waking parameter (number of processes waiting to be woken up), and a wait queue.

6. Comparison with other OS
Windows NT
BSDI
Solaris