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Unix Architecture - Detailed Explanation. (2022, June 3) - Interviewbit

The document discusses the history and development of the UNIX operating system. It was created at Bell Laboratories in the late 1960s and promoted an open-source concept. UNIX emphasized security, privacy, and ethical use through access controls, encryption, and guidelines. The Linux kernel in the 1990s marked the end of UNIX's development, though it created the open-source philosophy that still influences computing. The document also notes that while UNIX was created in 1970, most people have not used it directly but have interacted with derivatives like Ubuntu and Solaris.

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Unix Architecture - Detailed Explanation. (2022, June 3) - Interviewbit

The document discusses the history and development of the UNIX operating system. It was created at Bell Laboratories in the late 1960s and promoted an open-source concept. UNIX emphasized security, privacy, and ethical use through access controls, encryption, and guidelines. The Linux kernel in the 1990s marked the end of UNIX's development, though it created the open-source philosophy that still influences computing. The document also notes that while UNIX was created in 1970, most people have not used it directly but have interacted with derivatives like Ubuntu and Solaris.

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Lance E.

Salazar

BSIT 4-2

UNIX is an operating system that is widely used in the computing industry. Its open-source
concept, which promotes cooperation, sharing, and the unrestricted exchange of ideas and code,
serves as the foundation for its ethical and use standards. Since security and privacy are of utmost
importance to UNIX, stringent access control, encryption, and auditing capabilities are required. In
addition, it includes guidelines for fair use and licensing, including the GNU General Public License
(GPL), and responsible usage, which ensures the system is only utilized for approved reasons. The
advent of the Linux kernel in the 1990s marked the end of UNIX's development, which had its start
at Bell Laboratories of AT&T in the late 1960s. UNIX created the open-source philosophy, which has
had a lasting influence on the computing industry.

In the AT&T laboratory, Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and their colleagues created the Unix
(Uniplexed Information Computing System) operating system in 1970. Thus, Unix is really ancient—it
was released in 1970. But it's possible that most of us have never used Unix. The explanation is really
straightforward. Software developers and programmers may create software using Unix. It was not
originally intended for general public usage. But we also gained a lot of other operating systems from
Unix, including Ubuntu, Solaris, etc. The public also uses these operating systems more frequently,
particularly Ubuntu. So, it becomes important and interesting to know about the architecture of the
Unix Operating System as it is the architecture that helps the Unix Operating System be

references:

Unix Architecture - detailed explanation. (2022, June 3). InterviewBit.

https://www.interviewbit.com/blog/unix-architecture/

Ritchie, D. M. (1974). The Development of the C Language. ACM SIGPLAN Notices, 9(6), 201-208.

Tanenbaum, A. S., & Woodhull, A. S. (2014). Operating Systems: Design and Implementation.
Prentice Hall.

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