...Running head: UNIX vs. MS vs. MAC 1 CIS-155 Final - UNIX vs. MS vs. MAC UNIX vs. MS vs. MAC 2 Abstract This paper will explore the history of UNIX, Microsoft (MS), and Macintosh (MAC) operating systems. Not only will I discuss the history of these systems, but I will also dive into the pros and cons of each. The benefits of each over its rivals will also be discussed. Keywords: open source, UNIX, Windows, UNIX vs. MS vs. MAC 3 The topic of what operating system is best has been a long and heated one. But, in the long run, UNIX will beat its rivals in most categories hands down. As the reader will see throughout this paper, undisputed evidence will be presented that will detail exactly how UNIX based operating systems are superior. Operating systems (OS‘s) are a means for users to communicate with the computer. Each OS provides a set of commands for directing the operation of the computer. Without these operating systems to help as interfaces, each user would have to learn the command syntax, which can be very difficult. These operating systems can be menu-driven, which provides a set of menus and lets users choose desired functions from then, or they can be icon-driven, known as a graphical user interface (GUI). GUIs are very common these days and with them, users can choose an icon, usually with a mouse, to activate...
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...Personal computer and Apples have been used by people for many years. In order to choose the right computer you should understand the advantages and disadvantages of each computer. You should also determine which computer would be most effective for your daily life. Personal computers and Apples computer, Mac, were developed back in the 70’s but have made major improvements since then. Personal computers first came out back in 1971. A single board computer was invented back in 1976 that were called Apple 1. Apple 2 was introduced in 1977. Microsoft introduced Windows in 1985. In 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh personal computer that came with Mac OS software. Mac OS X software was introduced until 2001. A year later ITunes and iOS came out. The first microprocessor was invented in 1971 by Intel. Intel is the developer of memory chips and microprocessors. The first microprocessor for Apple was released in 1976 and it was called a Motorola 6800. The first Apple 1 computer was sold for around $660 dollars. The base price for the Apple 2 was $1298.00 and rose to $2638.00. Apple 1 was just a circuit board with no case but when Apple 2 was put on the market it contained a keyboard and a power supply although it did not include a screen. In 1981, an IBM computer sold for $1565 dollars. In today’s society personal computers are cheaper than Mac computers. Mac computers usually start around $900.00 or $2500.00 dollars where as you might find bundle packs for a personal computer around...
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...Table of Contents Introduction 2 Human Aspect 3 Internet Security System10 Mobile Computing16 Conclusion21 References22 Introduction Background of the Company Apple was by two college dropout students: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the motto of “Think Differently”. In the early 1980s, Steve Wozniak left the company and Steve Jobs hired John Sculley as the President of the company. After facing many failures, Apple launched its Macintosh computers for house hold users. In mid 1980s, Steve Jobs had to leave the company because of his controversial relations with the president. At that time John Sculley rejected the offer of Microsoft‘s CEO, Bill Gates to license the Macintosh operating system to Microsoft. After this refusal, Gates developed DOS operating system and in late 1980s, the competition between DOS and Macintosh decreased Apple's sale, workforce and resignation of John Sculley. So, Apple's current CEO planned to purchase Next Step operating system of Jobs in order to improve the Macintosh operating system. In late 90s Jobs again became the CEO of the company and be started surprising relations with Microsoft by developing a Macintosh version of office software. Apple also took cost saving measures like streamlining the product line, production of printers. Steve Jobs brought Apples' focus on two concepts of consumer series with the prefix “I” for internet like iMac, iBook laptop and professional with prefix “power” such as PowerMac desktop and PowerBook...
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...Outline I. Introduction MAC OS X is the operating system that is currently being utilized by every MAC being sold. According to “Apple” (2016), “Built on a rock-solid Unix foundation, it’s engineered to take full advantage of what the hardware is capable of”. One of the more popular choices due to its commercial success, MAC OS is a very user-friendly operating system that allows you to work throughout numerous MAS OS devices. II. Memory Management a. Divides random access memory into two sections 1. Differs from Windows and Linux b. Uses system partition 1. Begins at lowest byte of memory 2. Extends upward c. Uses application partition 1. Uses memory contained in its own partition 2. Divided into three parts (Stack, Heap, Global Variables) d. Memory outside of system available for allocation 1. Have multiple applications open and running simultaneously III. Process Management a. Ran by application known as Activity Monitor 1. Comprised of two sections 2. User-Friendly b. Process List 1. View and manage all processes 2. Given Process ID (PID) 3. Unique identifier number c. System Statistics 1. Overview of total load on system 2. Divided into 5 sub categories (CPU, System Memory, Disk Activity, Disk Usage, Network) IV. File Management a. Designed to manage files to reduce disk and hardware usage. 1. MAC OS uses user-friendly software b. Two different applications to manage files 1. Finder 2. Spotlight V. Security a. MAC OS is designed with technologies...
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...ADVANTAGES OF WINDOWS XP & MAC OS X MAC OS X | WINDOWS XP | Mac OS X has a simple, easy-to-use interface perfect for Technophobic, Kids, and Geeks alike. It's easy enough for the home user and powerful enough for the programmers. | It was the first operating system produced by MS built on the Windows NT architecture. | Mac computers overall last longer (in years) than Windows PCs, and they can be sold on eBay for a big portion of what you paid for them. (Sometimes up to 3/4 of what you spent on it can be gotten back by selling it) | Windows XP presents a significantly redesigned and much user friendly graphical user interface. | If you need to run a Windows program, you can run Boot Camp on all Leopard Intel Macs and install Windows on your Mac. When you need a Windows program, just reboot into Windows. When you're done, you can reboot back into Mac OS X. You can even run Mac and Windows applications at the same time with software like VMware Fusion or Parallels. | Runs on a far larger range of computers. OS X is specifically tailored to certain hardware configurations, so not only will it not support some of the hardware on a computer other than a Mac, it won't even boot on them. XP will run on almost every computer with an Intel or AMD processor from 1998 to the present. | Contrary to popular belief, Macs can run many games out for PC without the need to use Boot Camp, Parallels, or VMware Fusion. | Cost. A computer with XP will (or did) cost far less than a...
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...for his daily interaction with the World Wide Web. The most popular browsers are Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Safari. Even though it’s highly competitive market and new functions and improvements are quickly copied between them, still there are some differences which are worth analyzing and comparing. Google Chrome is the newest, released only in September 2008 but has already become the market leader as of September 2008. Its advantages include a very fast rendering machine and its multi-process feature that minimizes crashes as each site is run on a different process. Chrome is also recommended to users of Gmail and other Google Products as it offers some integration features. Of course, as always with Google, Chrome is strongly criticized for its non-transparent fetching of user data to the Google Databases such as auto-complete forms, browsing history raising important privacy concerns. Another browser that introduced high-speed performance is Mozilla Firefox. Its main advantage is the large collection of plugins and add-ons with many useful applications. Mozilla Firefox although it was introduced in 2002 as light and fast browser has now become a very demanding application in terms of resource usage; particularly the latest version has been characterized as “bloatware” and has received very negative reviews by users. Internet Explorer, a Microsoft Product...
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...word that you click on after clicking the start icon to get into properties, and many other various features similar to that one. All operating systems have evolved over time to perform new operations and to use newer hardware, but all stem from the original OS. Windows is the most common used computer in the U.S supplying about 90% of homes computers with various versions like windows7/vista, windows xp and 2000 still being used by a lot of businesses. Windows is considered the “standard” OS bundled with new PC’s most software and hardware is designed with windows in mind as far as compatibility goes. (Sinoun, 2014) Windows is designed for PC’s so computer cost can be relatively cheap, but you must purchase the software and update software as newer edition comes out to stay current because you cannot share upgrades legally. Macintosh are not PC compatible on the other hand and windows nor Linux can run programs on Macs systems, and Mac OS uses its own web browser Safari not the typical Google or Bing as you can see when using an IPhone or such. Unlike windows only about 10% of the U.S population uses Mac for personal use favorite amongst multimedia designers, graphic artist, and musicians. (Education, 2011) Mac software is only compatible with Apple computers and apple computers are much more expensive than PC’s. One of Macintosh’s main...
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...print in full color. Color laser printers can also print photograph with good quality (Arnott, 2010). The disadvantages of color laser printers are, they are very pricey, four ink cartridges that is measured, such as black, yellow, blue, and red, but if one of the cartridges gets out-of-ink, it will not print (Arnott, 2010). There are several computer systems, but the main focus is Microsoft Windows. The main advantages of, Microsoft Windows is that it will make available convenient resolutions that can be put into action by anyone. Microsoft Office is also 100 percent well-matched with any dossier or detail record. However, several other software as well as systems try to put every effort to be will-suited with Microsoft Office (Managed Network Services, 2012). In-spite-of-that, the drawback of Microsoft Windows is that in the place of work, over 95 percent of all viruses and malicious software are inscribe for Windows Operating Systems. So that means that companies or organizations must take all security measures (Managed Network Services, 2012). References Arnott, L. (2010). Color Laser Printers: The Pros and Cons. Retrieved from http://suite.lo/luke-arnott/3hg520r Managed Network Services Group. (2012). Mac, Windows, and Linux: The Pros, and Cons of each Operation System. Retrieved from http://www.mnsgroup.com/mac-windows-and-linux References Arnott, L. (2010). Color Laser Printers:...
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...Running head: Linux Systems Exploring Linux Operating Systems Student College Exploring Linux Operating Systems Much like Windows OS and the OS X for the Mac, Linux is an operating system that was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linux is traditionally a command line system as opposed to the GUI that many home computer users are more accustomed to. Linux uses a prompt where various commands and arguments are used to navigate the system and directories. One cannot point and click an icon in order to execute a program, in Linux the command line is like typing out the directions for your computer so it knows exactly where to look. Linux is being utilized in many different applications from business databases, cell phones, and even the New York stock exchange. Linux, however, is hardly considered a “personal computer” OS because of its limitations in personal computing. Although a Linux GUI desktop does exist, the command line interface is considered an advanced program and not for the faint of heart. Linux however holds many advantages in database software, server maintenance, code development and computer programming. The Linux “language” is close to coding language and the kernel is more secure than, say, the Windows Kernel. This advantage is encouraging to businesses and anyone else looking to keep or store sensitive data. Linux is a solid OS to use when handling such information when confidentiality is key. Like the other OS there are different means for file editing...
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...platform for communications at work and at home. With popular mediums (Cell phones, PDA’s, Gameboys, Wii, Netbooks, iPods, etc…) like wireless devices, there are many advantages and disadvantages in operating wirelessly. No matter how you feel about the advantages or disadvantages of the devices, they need to be protected, along with setting up some form of security. On the website Howstufworksvideo (12) they show you the basics on how to setup home Network Security. You can go there can see how it is done. Just a few years ago, (25 Sep 07) there were some so-called experts saying that there was no need to secure your wireless system. In an article, David Ramel alleges that the importance of wireless security is overhyped, that it's now trivial to secure wireless nets and that IT pros have far more serious security concerns they should be addressing -- while home users have little to lose even in the remote chance someone tries to breach their network. (3) This person was obviously living in a sheltered environment because identity theft and credit card theft was out of control then. Now he is saying don’t worry about protecting your network and to just hold on to your wallet; basically. Either he was very innocent or totally clueless and is eating humble pie about now. Here are a few disadvantages. A limited spectrum, war driving, interfering signals can be generated by other devices in the office environment, for example printers, microwave ovens and other electromechanical...
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...Operating System Comparisons PRG/355 January 14, 2013 Steven Kernan Operating System Comparisons Table of Contents Introduction 3 Memory Management 3 File Management 4 Security 4 Conclusion 4 Reference 5 Introduction An operating system (OS) is software that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer system. Basically an OS is a set of libraries or functions which programs may use to perform specific tasks relating to interfacing with computer system components (The Computer Technology Documentation Project, n.d.). Advantages and disadvantages exist in every operating system. Reviewed in this paper is a comparison of some of the primary responsibilities of popular operating systems. The review includes Unix/Linux, Mac, and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Memory Management An important function of the OS is to manage the computer systems memory. Programs, processes, and resource do not simply float around in memory haphazardly. Memory is shared among these processes and resources. Accordingly, managed by the OS is an organized structure of locating processes in computer memory locations. The two primary types of memory controlled by an OS are main memory and virtual memory. Main memory is… (need general definition). Virtual (secondary) memory is… (need general definition). Intended memory management requirements include relocation, protection, sharing, logical organization, and physical organization. Processes may...
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...terminology can seem a bit fuzzy from a metacomputing standpoint. But with the growth of the internet so too has the term WebOS become serious in the ranks of computing systems. There have been many attempts to hoard market share on Web Operating Systems like Microsofts Windows 2003 Server Web Edition (Pingdom, 2011). But basically WebOS Servers are common operating systems serving the public over the internet. Most of these are server editions vary among todays popular operating systems like Windows, Linux, MAC, and UNIX. An additional platform is usually common to layer on top of these operating systems and these come in various flavors as well depending on the function of the website. This paper will target the popular server operating systems that are common on the internet today with emphasis on why these systems are popular and some of the features these systems offer as systems suitable for internet servers. Windows Servers Without question Microsoft Windows bases servers are among the most popular servers on the internet today. Need proof? Just look for the .htm extention at the end of the URL and you will find that most websites are easily identifiable as a Windows based server (J. Kyrnin, About.com). Windows based servers are popular operating systems in general because they offer a wide variety of popular system platforms that are also commonly used on the web today such as Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft...
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...managing files, processing controls of computer programs, and serving as GUI between the computer and user. With all the responsibility an OS is bound to have weaknesses. Typically, security vulnerabilities are usually rooted from glitches/bugs in the scripts that run beneath the OS. The most commonly used OS are Unix, Mac OS, and Microsoft Windows. With Windows being the leading OS, security patches have to be downloaded constantly. With out identifying a specific OS, there are advantages and disadvantages that can be implemented to protect the OS. Advantages of Securing OS Mitigating internal security threats is a common practice that should have a plan of action to protect business systems as a whole. Securing the physical hardware; servers, consoles routers etc. is essential. The actual system it self should be physically protected and authorized personal should be granted access to the systems. Many OS have back door access to get into the system incase a password is lost or authorized access can not be achieved. Another way to break into the physical console is simply flipping the switch to turn it off and reboot. During the booting process, there is a short window period where the server can be vulnerable and allow unauthorized...
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...known as Mac PCs. Based on the article, it is written that no doubt the sales of iPod music players together with iTunes music downloads and sales of the iPhones had generated a lot of profit for the company, but the Mac PCs still managed to regain their title as the company’s highest revenue source in June 2007 even though Mac PCs had to struggle their way to break through the worldwide market. The Apple’s Mac sales have indeed increased at triple the rate of other PC industry which made the company settled at third place in the U.S, behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The company’s shares are said to be much higher than it has targeted. Besides that, the article did mention the reasons why Mac PCs are Apple’s hottest line which is due to Apple’s PCs being ultimately personal and designed with the creativeness of individuals instead of the corporate IT department. Apple’s PCs doesn’t compete for corporate servers that are considered PCs due to their internal design, and never aimed for big businesses besides publishers and creative departments. The sales of Mac PCs increased due to the purchases made by students and working adults. 15% market shares of PCs sold in retail and online services are due to good advertising strategies used by the company. From this, it increases the percentage point of shares for Apple in its unit sales. The article also stated that Apple has the best software which is constantly upgraded that improves performance of the PCs. It is stated that Mac PCs can...
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