What is Unix?

Answer 1

Unix is just another operating system. Similar to Linux. What do you want to know?

Answer 2

Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations.

The present owner of the trademark UNIX® is The Open Group, an industry standards consortium. Only systems fully compliant with and certified to the Single UNIX Specification qualify as "UNIX®" (others are called "Unix system-like" or "Unix-like").

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Unix's influence in academic circles led to large-scale adoption (particularly of the BSD variant, originating from the University of California, Berkeley) of Unix by commercial startups, the most notable of which is Sun Microsystems. Today, in addition to certified Unix systems, Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X and BSD derivatives are commonly encountered.

Sometimes, Traditional Unix may be used to describe a Unix or an operating system that has the characteristics of either Version 7 Unix or UNIX System V

Answer 3

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Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. Today's Unix systems are split into various branches, developed over time by AT&T as well as various commercial vendors and non-profit organizations.

The present owner of the trademark UNIX® is The Open Group, an industry standards consortium. Only systems fully compliant with and certified to the Single UNIX Specification qualify as "UNIX®" (others are called "Unix system-like" or "Unix-like").

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Unix's influence in academic circles led to large-scale adoption (particularly of the BSD variant, originating from the University of California, Berkeley) of Unix by commercial startups, the most notable of which is Sun Microsystems. Today, in addition to certified Unix systems, Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X and BSD derivatives are commonly encountered.

Sometimes, Traditional Unix may be used to describe a Unix or an operating system that has the characteristics of either Version 7 Unix or UNIX System V.

Answer 4

UNIX is the a kind of Textual Operating System. It does not support graphics like Windows or Linux. But it is similar to the Linux.

It is specially desinged for the multiple user envronment to provide maximum security. It is widly used in the network connected computer over the wide area.

It is faster then all other Operating Sytem such as Windows(Slower One),Linux, etc. But very hard to maintain. You have to memorise each and every command to operate Linux properly other wise you get more difficult due to scarce of graphics such Menus,Buttons etc.

Hope that you got the basic information about the linux from my other's posted NOTES.

thnaks

Answer 5

UNIX operating system: A powerful operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories

Please visit following links for detailed info.
http://www.unix.org
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/
http://www.unix.com
http://www.ugu.com
http://www.levenez.com/unix/

Answer 6

Unix is a more secure and stable operating system than windows. it is the basis for the internet. its usually used thru a more dos resembling interface but can be used with a graphical user interface.

Answer 7

unix is operating system it is just like dos it is helpful in networking

Answer 8

it is an operating system, an operating system is a software which provides an usable interface between hardware and the user

Answer 9

I think it is an Atari game.

Answer 10

it is a programme of linux.