Question

Example how Linux is different from Windows.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Key Differences Between Linux and Windows Operating System:

• Linux is free and open source operating system whereas Windows is a commercial operating system whose source code is inaccessible.
• Windows is not customizable as against Linux is customizable and a user can modify the code and can change its the look and feel.
• Linux provides high security than windows because Linux is open source.
• Windows must boot from the primary partition. In contrast, there is no such constraint in Linux it can be booted from either primary or logical partition.
• The separation of the directories is done using a backslash in windows. On the contrary, in Linux, these are separated by using forward slash.
• In Linux, file names are case sensitive while windows file name are case-insensitive.
• Linux uses the monolithic kernel which consumes more running space whereas Windows uses the micro kernel which takes less space but system running efficiency is lower than Linux.