Chapter 8
Operating Systems History
Chapter 7 covered the evolution of hardware and software. In this chapter, the focus is on the evolution of operating systems with particular emphasis on the development of Linux and Unix and separately, the development of PC-based GUI operating systems. The examination of Linux covers two separate threads: first, the variety of Linux distributions that exist today, and second, the impact that the open source community has had on the development of Linux.
The learning objectives of this chapter are to
- Describe how operating systems have evolved.
- Discuss the impact that Linux has had in the world of computing.
- Compare various Linux distributions.
- Describe the role that the open source community has played. ...
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