Difference between DOS and Linux:

S.No. DOS UNIX

UNIX are multitasking

1. DOS is single tasking operating system. operating systems.

It is monouser (no concept of more than one UNIX are multiuser (with
2. user) multiple simultaneous users);

3. It consumes low power. It consumes high power.

It come with built-in support

4. It has no native support for IP networks. for IP networks.

It has 3 proprietary implementations (MS- There are many proprietary

DOS, IBM DOS and DR-DOS) and one free and free/open-source
5. implementation (FreeDOS). implementations.

6. It is not case sensitive. It is case sensitive.

7. It is used in embedded systems. It is mainly used in servers.

8. It uses backslashes. It uses forward slashes.

It has no virtual memory nor protected It usually has virtual memory

9. memory. and protected memory.

10. It has batch files. It has shell files.

S.No. Parameters UNIX Windows

It is an open-source system which

can be used to under General Public It is a proprietary software
1. Licensing License. owned by Microsoft.

It has a Graphical User

User It has a text base interface, making Interface, making it simpler to
2. Interface it harder to grasp for newcomers. use.

3. Processing It supports Multiprocessing. It supports Multithreading.

It uses Unix File System (UFS) that It uses File Allocation System
comprises STD.ERR and STD.IO (FAT32) and New technology
4. File System file systems. file system (NTFS).

It is more secure as all changes to

the system require explicit user It is less secure compared to
5. Security permission. UNIX.

It is tedious to create a backup and

recovery system in UNIX, but it is It has an integrated backup and
Data Backup improving with the introduction of recovery system that make it
6. & Recovery new distributions of Unix. simpler to use.

Hardware support is limited in

UNIX system. Some hardware
might not have drivers built for Drivers are available for almost
8. Hardware them. all the hardware.
 S.No. Parameters UNIX Windows

Although Windows has been

stable in recent years, it is still
Unix and its distributions are well to match the stability provided
9. Reliability known for being very stable to run. by Unix systems.

Key
Linux Unix
Differences

Linux is freely distributed, downloaded through Different flavors of Unix have

Cost magazines, Books, website, etc. There are paid different pricing depending upon
versions also available for Linux. the type of vendor.

Unix systems have different

Linux is Open Source, and thousands of
versions. These versions are
Development programmers collaborate online and contribute to
primarily developed by AT&T as
its development.
well as other commercial vendors.

Everyone. From home users to developers and The UNIX can be used in internet
User
computer enthusiasts alike. servers, workstations, and PCs.

Originally made to work in Bourne

Text made BASH is the Linux default shell. It offers support Shell. However, it is now
interface for multiple command interpreters. compatible with many others
software.

Linux provides two

Common Desktop Environment and
GUI GUIs,viz., KDE and Gnome. Though there are
also has Gnome.
many alternatives such as Mate, LXDE, Xfce, etc.

Linux has had about 60-100 viruses listed to date There are between 80 to 120
Viruses
which are currently not spreading. viruses reported till date in Unix.

Threat detection and solution is very fast because

Threat Linux is mainly community driven. So, if any Unix users require longer wait time,
detection Linux user posts any kind of threat, a team of to get the proper bug fixing patch.
qualified developers starts working to resolve this
Key
Linux Unix
Differences
threat.

Initially developed for Intel’s x86 hardware

It is available on PA-RISC and
Architectures processors. It is available for over twenty different
Itanium machines.
types of CPU which also includes an ARM.

The UNIX operating system is used

Linux OS can be installed on various types of
Usage for internet servers, workstations &
devices like mobile, tablet computers.
PCs.

Feta ZFS – next generation

Best feature Kernel update without reboot filesystem DTrace – dynamic
Kernel Tracing

Different Versions of Linux are Redhat, Ubuntu, Different Versions of Unix are HP-
Versions
OpenSuse, etc. UX, AIS, BSD, etc.

Supported file The Filesystems supported by file type like xfs, The Filesystems supported by file
type nfs, cramfsm ext 1 to 4, ufs, devpts, NTFS. types are zfs, hfx, GPS, xfs, vxfs.

Portability Linux is portable and is booted from a USB Stick Unix is not portable

The source code is not available to

Source Code The source is available to the general public
anyone.