UNIX and Linux Help?

Question

1.) What are UNIX and Linux?
2.) How are UNIX/ Linux systems used today?
3.) What are some of the features of common file editors available in UNIX?
4.) What are the advantages and disadvantages of UNIX compared to Windows operating system?


What are the best UNIX/Linux solutions to these fuctions:
- Device Management
- Processor Management
- Storage Management
- User Interface
- Memory Management
- Creating a file system
- Copying, deleting, moving files
- Multitasking programs
- Starting the computer
- Interfacing with hardware
- Networking

If someone could help me with some of this I would be very happy. Please help me understand I really do need help.

Thank You To Who Ever Can Help

Answer 1

Homework problem?

Why not do the research instead of asking people to do it for you. I'm pretty sure that your teacher isn't looking for someone here to provide the answer to them.

Some help though (links below). I'm sure you'll find the info you need for the rest on pages from here for the most part.

Answer 2

Unix/Linux's purpose is to be a Open Source Operating system that can be configured to exactly what is needed of it. For example, you can configure it to run as a Server, a Desktop, Print Station, and more. Most of the Open Source software is also free and widely available, mostly for the sole purpose of improving the distributions of Unix/Linux as a whole, and to deliver just as much performance, if not more efficiency, than some of the Windows and Mac platforms out there. It's also a heck of a lot easier to obtain 600 copies of a Free Software system, then to pay Apple or Microsoft for 600 Keys of an Operating System. As for your class, if you're studying to be involved into the computer world, you will eventually come across a system with Unix/Linux, and the knowledge to troubleshoot such a system goes a long way with your employers. You may also need to fix a client's machine that runs Unix/Linux. Cheers.

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux