Server Operating System: Windows NT(Windows 2000) vs. Unix

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Server Operating System Windows NT(Windows
2000) vs. Unix

• Zaiqun Pan
• August 2000

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Overview

• Introduction
• Comparison of Windows NT Server 4.0 and Unix
• Basic features
• General comparison
• Examples
• Windows 2000 new features
• Conclusions

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Introduction

• Operating systems DOS, Windows 95/98/NT, Unix
  (AIX, Linux, FreeBSD, and BSDI UNIX, Solaris,
  Digital Unix, etc), OS/2, Mac OS,etc.
• The most popular OS for server Windows NT 4.0
  and UNIX. UNIX has a slight advantage over
  Windows NT in market.

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Basic Features (1)
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Basic Features (2)
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Genral Comparisons (1)
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General Comparisons (2)
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Example of Performance
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Example of Price Comparison
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Windows 2000 New Features

• 1. More stability
• 2. Improved Performance
• 3. Active directory
• 4. XML parser
• 5. Component Object model (COM)
• 6. High throughput bandwidth utilization
• 7. Public key infrastructure
• 8. Encryption File System
• 9. Support Digital devices (such as DVD)

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Conclusions

• Windows NT and UNIX have its own strength and
  weakness.
• Generally speaking, for a small group, NT fits
  better. For high demanding work, Unix is the
  choice.