can explain what different between Linux and Windows?

Question

Someone can explain what inside of CPU for Linux and Windows? are they same or different performance?

Answer 1

Linux and Windows

Two operating systems.

Windows is the operating system from Microsoft. It runs on most PC's. Windows has the whole applications programmed for it also from Microsoft - Microsoft Office.

Linux is the operating system from the UNIX program core. As a UNIX operating system, it supports open ware, which means programmers can create applications for this OS. It is relatively cheaper than Windows. Relatively because you dont have the same amount of support as Windows has with Microsoft. Well, some would argue that you have support from developers like Redhad etc... but with Linux you would have to deal with different software suppliers for the applications and look up different updates for the bugs in the applications. With Windows you can go to the Microsoft site.

If you are a developer or programmer, working with Linux would be fun. But if your applications is more on Office documents, Windows might be best for you.

Answer 2

A coomputer without an operating system is nothing. The operating system is a basic set of programs that takes the keypress on the keyboard and interprets the input, it operates the disk and the screen display and it is the shell that allows other programs to run, like spreadsheets, browsers and games. Microsoft has evolved their proprietary operations system for basis Intel based processor systems for years, eventually into the WIndows systems we see now. Is costs about $100 or so as priced by Microsoft. UNIX was developed and still sucessfully used for a variety of computer proceessors. HP, Sun, and many other license their UNIX systems for big computers for corporations for a lot of money. Linus Torvalds, a student years ago, decided to write an Intel based UNIX operating system. He called it Linux. He also decided to make it freely available to everyone by exposing the code to the public and letting those who had a better idea contribute to its evolution. This is the nature of Open Source.Although it is generally free, some companies, like SUse and Redhat have added their own proprietary features and charged for distributions.

Answer 3

Well, I installed Linux - Ubuntu on my laptop and find it more stable than Windows. It runs faster and needs none of the constant maintenance Windows is plagued with such as defragging for example. Defragging is simply not required in Linux. Linux is also more secure - as most malware is written for Windows. I tried accessing my laptop and it's ext3 partition from my Windows Vista (NTFS) and it seems quite a bit more difficult than accessing another Windows machine. On my Windows machine, I constantly have to make sure that my anti-virus, anti spyware and adware software is up to date while my Linux laptop has been running fine without any security applications. Linux is not "hack proof" but it's unlikely to happen. I find that Linux uses less memory and CPU resources than Windows. Linux is free and there are plenty of free applications available such as OpenOffice.

Answer 4

this probably isnt the best explanation:

Windows and Linux are two entirely operating systems. Kinda like different ways your computer can process. Its kinda like windows and macs. Only Linux is pretty complex, in the fact that its so open-ended for its users that it becomes hard to use for beginners. People say linux, when used properly, is the most convenient, safest, and best way to run a computer.

Answer 5

Linux is for work and serious task, Windows is basically a toy. Linux is a bit harder to use cuz theres alot of typin and commands. it's also more reliable than Windows. it takes up less space on the hard drive then Windows and processes much faster. you can customize the Linux operating system to your desire and its FREE!!!!!!!

Answer 6

Linux is a UNIX variant. UNIX was developed at Bell Labs (part of AT&T) years ago. Like 40+ years ago. UNIX started life as a dumb but effective nucleus for switching networks driven by computers.

UNIX, like something called CP/M, was simply a set of code that allowed the machine to accept your commands to run program. As part of UNIX, there is a standard for how to build those programs so that the "loader" part of UNIX can load and start the program. UNIX also supplies device drivers so you can just call a subroutine to use a device rather than having to know every little nit-picky detail of how that device works.

Windows started life as a layer on top of MS-DOS. Oddly enough, MS-DOS also can show roots back to CP/M as a basis. What I just said about UNIX works exactly the same way for MS-DOS.

People didn't like one feature of UNIX or MS-DOS. Both were command-line interface machines. (CLI). The CLI means you type a lot and have to know the names of the things you want to do.

Windows came in as a layer on top of MS-DOS to provide a way to build a graphical user interface (GUI). People liked the GUI more than they liked the CLI.

Now here's the irony for you. The GUI was not original to Windows, either. Both MAC OS and Windows owe their look and feel to something written for a Xerox Data Systems computer. But XDS is no longer in that business.

Anyway, what Windows used to do was when you clicked on the screen you sent a stored command to an underlying command processor that fed the command to MS-DOS. But that was clunky. Starting with WinNT and working forward from there, Windows took over all the functions that MS-DOS used to manage.

What both have in common is that they still control the CPU, provide device driver support, act as a traffic copy for attempts to access data, act as a scheduler for various things that have to happen. Where they are different is that UNIX started out as a minimalist system where as Windows was a layer designed to hide MS-DOS, which was also a minimalist system.

Which is better? Neither, to me. I happen to like OpenVMS. But that's another story.

Answer 7

Comparison of Windows and Linux (two computer operating systems) has become a common topic of discussion among their users. Windows is the most prominent operating system released under a proprietary software license (though selected business partners may receive a shared source license), whereas Linux is the most prominent operating system released under a free software license. (However, most Linux distributions distribute proprietary components.[1]) The two operating systems compete for user-base in the personal computer market as well as the server market, and are used in government offices, schools, business offices, homes, intranet and internet servers, supercomputers, and embedded systems.

Historically, Windows has tended to dominate in the desktop and personal computer markets (about 90% of the desktop market share), and Linux has achieved between 50─80% market share of the web server, render farm, and supercomputer markets.[2] They differ in philosophy, cost, ease of use, versatility, and stability, with each seeking to improve in their perceived weak areas. Comparisons of the two tend to reflect the origins, historic user base and distribution model of each.

Typically, some major areas of perceived weaknesses regularly cited have included the poor ease of “out-of-box” mass-market use for Linux regarding the desktop, and poor system stability for Windows, both of which are areas of rapid development in the two camps. The perceived key strength of Linux is that it respects the users' essential freedoms: the freedom to run it, to study and change it, and to redistribute copies with or without changes. Because of its collaborative development model Linux has achieved a high degree of openness and configurability while adhering to ISO and IEEE standards, whereas Windows has a careful anticipation of mass-market user requirements and has created shifting “standardization” around its products through market dominance.

Answer 8

Not to correct you, but CPU stand's for Central Processing Unit, or processor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU
I believe you mean PC, or Personal Computer,(desktop, or laptop). Here are a few link's that will give you WAY more info,(and probably easier to understand than me, LOL!)
1.http://www.linuxlinks.com/Beginners/
2.http://www.linux.com/
3.http://www.linux.com/whatislinux/
4.http://www.duggmirror.com/linux_unix/Why_Linux_doesn_t_need_regular_defragging/
5.http://www.linuxlots.com/~jam/
6.http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3014149484.html
7.http://www.ubuntux.org/
8.http://www.ubuntu.com/
9.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC5uEe5OzNQ
10.http://testinghiatus.blogspot.com/2007/04/windows-vista-aero-vs-linux-ubuntu.html
11.http://youtube.com/watch?v=dnfLO8XL4-g&feature=related
YOU TELL ME! LOL!

Answer 9

Take it from someone who just switched from Windows to Ubuntu (Linux Flavor), I say, Ubuntu is way better. You can get it free, its VERY easy to use, its free, all the software is free, and does everything windows does and has NO VIRUSES
and NO MALWARE! =) That should be enough alone, Trust me, Ubuntu is way better, and its easy to get help if you have questions, either here or on the ubuntuforums.com site. =) Enjoy Ubuntu! (P.S. if you want deeper comparisons Email me! =) )

Answer 10

Windows has come along way, its more American than Linux.