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Differences

The document compares DOS and Windows, highlighting that DOS is a single-tasking, command-line based OS with low power and memory consumption, while Windows is a multi-tasking, GUI-based OS that supports networking and multimedia but has higher resource requirements. It also contrasts Linux and Unix, noting that Linux is open-source and free, while Unix is licensed and primarily used on servers. Key differences include their development origins, default shells, and supported file systems.

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Differences

The document compares DOS and Windows, highlighting that DOS is a single-tasking, command-line based OS with low power and memory consumption, while Windows is a multi-tasking, GUI-based OS that supports networking and multimedia but has higher resource requirements. It also contrasts Linux and Unix, noting that Linux is open-source and free, while Unix is licensed and primarily used on servers. Key differences include their development origins, default shells, and supported file systems.

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Sr.

Key DOS Windows


No.

Definition DOS stands for Disk Operating Windows stands for


1
System. Windows, no specific form.

Tasking DOS is single tasking OS. Windows is multi-tasking OS.


2
Nature

Power DOS consumes quite low power. Windows consumes high


3
Consumption power.

Memory DOS memory requirements are Windows memory


4 consumption quite low. requirements are quite high
as compared to DOS.

Networking DOS has no support for Windows supports


5
support networking. networking.

Usage DOS is complex in usage. You Windows usages is user-


6 need to remember commands to friendly and is quite simple to
use DOS properly. use.

User DOS is command line based OS. Windows is GUI based OS


7
interface

Multimedia Multimedia is not supported in Windows supports


8 DOS. multimedia likes games,
videos, audios etc.

Speed DOS command execution is faster Windows operations are


9
than Windows. slower as compared to DOS.

Multi window DOS supports single window at a Windows supports multiple


10
time. window at a time.
Development Linux is open source and is Unix was developed by AT&T
1 developed by Linux community of Bell labs and is not open
developers. source.

2 Cost Linux is free to use. Unix is licensed OS.

Supportd Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, fs, gpfs, hfs, hfs+, ufs, xfs,
3
File systems Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS. zfs.

GUI Linux uses KDE and Gnome. Unix was initially a command
Other GUI supported are LXDE, based OS. Most of the unix
4
Xfce, Unity, Mate. distributions now have
Gnome.

Usage Linux is used in wide varieties Unix is mostly used on


5 from desktop, servers, servers, workstations or PCs.
smartphones to mainframes.

Default Shell Bash (Bourne Again SHell) is Bourne Shell is default shell
6
default shell for Linux. for Unix.

Target Linux was initially developed for CUnix supports PA-RISC and
processor Intel's x86 hardware processors. Itanium family.
7
Now it supports 20+ processor
families.

Example Ubuntu, Debian GNU, Arch SunOS, Solaris, SCO UNIX,


8
Linux, etc. AIX, HP/UX, ULTRIX etc.

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