COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

CRITERIA & PROS OR CONS

LINUX

• Open source software.
• It’s source code is available for all to see and use.
• Linux is very good version of Unix
  
• Powerful and free
• multitasking, virtual memory, internet support and a graphical user interface
• Linux also cannot run the Microsoft Office application
  

MICROSOFT WINDOWS

• considered as the operating system of PCs worldwide
• supporting applications such as web servers and database servers

• It is easy to use
• suit to the major of student to ensure that their task will completely accomplish
  

UNIX

• continues what an operating system should do and how it should work
• preemptive multitasking
• designed to work efficiently in a secure computer network.
  

• disadvantage of Unix operating system is it lacks of compatibility among the many different versions of Unix
• difficult to use
• defaults to a command line user interface
  
  MAC OS
  

• most technologically advanced in personal computing
• Graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc.
  

• easiest operating system for beginning computer users

WINDOWS NT

• oriented toward business needs and is specially designed to support client
• Two components: Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server.
  
  
  
• Windows NT Server provides the following benefits:
• Security, Remote administration, Directory services, and Web server.