Windows Operating System Vs Linux Operating System

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S S Prasad
May 26, 2019   •  167 views

The key difference between Linux and Microsoft Windows operating system is that Linux which is totally free of cost that is you didn't need to pay anything whereas windows is marketable operating system and is costly depending on the version you are going to use.

Linux is an open source operating system platform where users can access the source code directly from the system and can improve the code using the operating system. On the other hand, in windows, users can not access source code, and it is a licensed encrypted operating system.

Linux is a free and open source operating system based on Unix standards. It provides programming interface to the user as well as user interface which is compatible with Unix based systems and provides large variety applications. A Linux system also containsmany different separately developed elements, resulting in Unix system which is fully compatible and free fromany proprietary code.

Ubuntu 17.10 is the latest release of linux family operating system.

Windows is a licensed operating system in which source code is inaccessible that means you cannot access it. It is designed for the individuals with the perspective of having no computer programming knowledge and for business and other commercial users. It is very simple and straightforward to use.

Windows 10 (1709) is the latest release of Microsoft Windows operating system. Its default user interface is Windows shell (Graphical). It uses hybrid kernel in older versions micro kernel is mostly used.

Linux and Windows both Operating systems have their advantages and disadvantages. Windows is simple to use but is not a free and open source OS, whereas Linux is free, open source, customizable and secure but kind of complex for the users having no programming background. Linux is more reliable than windows.

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