Windows2000 vs' Linux

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Windows2000 vs. Linux

• Seyhan Aydin 200098
• CS134 Presentation

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What is Windows2000?

• Written by the Microsoft Corporation
• Introduced in 2000 as a replacement for its
  predecessor, Windows NT4.0
• Features better networking support, incorporates
  newer technologies
• Easier to administer large scale networks
• Two Versions Professional and Server

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What is Linux?

• An alternative OS to Windows!
• Latest incarnation of UNIX based operating
  systems
• Created by Linux Torvalds in 1991
• Cheaper, modifiable, more stable?
• Comes in varying distributions, e.g. RedHat,
  SuSE, to name a few.

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Operating Systems Timeline

• 1950s Single Batch Processing
• 1960s UNIX (Bell Labs)
• 1970s UNIX (Proper release, written in C)
• 1980s MS-DOS, IBM AIX, MacOS, OS/2, Windows.
• 1990s Linux, SUN Solaris, Windows 9x, UNIX,
  BeOS (defunct).
• 2000s Windows2000, Windows XP, Linux 3.x
  kernel releases, Windows .NET family

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More of Windows2000

• Built on two model principles
• Layered Model
• Core features of the operating system are
  modularised
• Client / Server Model
• The operating system is divided in many
  processes, all waiting for user requests

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More of Linux

• Main component is the kernel
• Continuously updated www.kernel.org
• Integral support for all core functions
• Recently updated to include support for USB,
  IEEE1394, DVD-RW, and new file systems
• Two forms of interaction
• Shell Input (Command prompt)
• Window manager (GUI Interface)

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What OS to Choose?

• Many factors to consider
• Cost of Operating System
• Cost of Hardware
• Reliability
• Average Downtime
• Technical Support
• Frequency of Upgrades / Service Packs

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Conclusion Windows2000

• Windows has the user base
• More widely used in corporate / large scale
  networks our University uses it!
• Considered easier to use
• Many popular applications used within Windows
• More expensive to implement
• Microsoft high licensing charges

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Conclusion - Linux

• Very fast, stable operating system
• Source code distributed and modifiable
• Cheap to purchase, lower system requirements
• More complicated to use?
• Not as widely used in large networks
• Widespread server use
• A serious competitor for Microsoft