Operating Systems and Networking IT & Computer Science MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions Sample)
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OS analysis
OS
Vendor
Features
Issues
Windows
Microsoft Corporation
* MS-DOS released in 1985 as the first Windows OS.
* Subsequent windows OS such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 had a graphical user interface (GUI) (Hosch et al., 2017).
* Built-in Internet and browser support.
* Native Windows File Manager, Program Manager, and Print Manager programs
* Start menu, taskbar, minimize, and maximize features
* Some OS version such as MS-DOS lacked multi-tasking, multi-user, and was operated in the command line.
* Security issues such as Ransomware attacks
UNIX
Officially licensed by The Open Group. Other vendors that need to use it pay a fee to the group. These vendors include Oracle, Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and SGI (Indiana University, 2019).
* Multitasking capability
* Multiuser capability
* Portability
* UNIX programs
* Library of application software
* Security issues
* Integrity constraints
* Difficult to learn for beginners.
OS X
Apple
