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ASSIGNMENT ON COMPUTER APPLICATION AND DATA ANALYSIS (EEE502.

1)
BY:
BOONA STANLEY TOOBARI
U2020/3015524
Elect/Elect. POST HND 2

Four (4) basic differences between Windows , Linux , Mac- operating system in a tabular form
are as thus :

DIFFERENT FEATURES OF WINDOWS LINUX MAC


COMPARISON

1 USER-INTERFACE AND DESIGN The Windows Linux: Linux macOS offers a


operating distributions sleek and
system boasts a offer a wide visually
user-friendly variety of user appealing
interface with a interfaces, interface known
familiar layout known as for its elegant
featuring a desktop design and
taskbar, a start environments. intuitive user
menu, and Examples experience. The
windowed include GNOME, macOS interface
applications. Its KDE, and Xfce, is streamlined
design focuses among others and often
on ease of use making Linux praised for its
and accessibility versatile in aesthetics and
for a wide range terms of design. ease of
of users. navigation.
2 SOFTWARE AND APPLICATION It supports a It has a robust The selection is
COMPATIBILITY vast array of open-source more limited
commercial and software compared to
proprietary ecosystem, Windows.
software, offering a wide MacOS supports
making it the go- range of free a significant
to choice for and open-source number of
many businesses applications. popular
and gamers While Linux may applications,
lack particularly
compatibility those developed
with certain by Apple and
proprietary third-party
software titles, it software
provides optimized for
alternatives and Mac systems.
often serves as a
platform for
developers and
enthusiasts.
3 CUSTOMIZATION AND While Windows Linux is Users can
FLEXIBILITY allows for some renowned for its personalize their
customization, flexibility and desktops, adjust
its options are customization settings, and
relatively limited potential. Users choose from
compared to can modify various themes
macOS and nearly every and visual
Linux. However, aspect of the modifications.
Windows does operating However,
offer a wide system, macOS
variety of third- including the customization
party desktop options are
customization environment, generally more
tools. appearance, and restricted
behavior. The compared to
open-source Linux.
nature of Linux
empowers users
to create their
ideal computing
environment.
4 SECURITY AND STABILITY Windows has Linux is often macOS has a
made significant considered more reputation for
strides in secure than strong security
enhancing Windows and due to Apple's
security over the macOS due to its tight control
years but robust over both the
remains a permissions hardware and
primary target system, frequent software
for malware and security ecosystem. This
viruses due to its updates, and closed
popularity. open-source ecosystem and
nature. stringent
security
measures
contribute to a
generally stable
and secure
operating
system.

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