Operating-System Analysis POS355
issues System Requirement Edition safety System characteristics User Interface Price
System Requirement Windows-XP –Professional –Home –Starter Windows Sever-2008 Linux
VERSIONS Windows-XP Home version Professional version Starter version Windows Server-2008 R2 Foundation Standard Enterprise Data Center HPC Itanium Linux Desktops Servers, Mainframes, Supercomputers
Safety Windows-XP Service Pack-1 Service Pack-2 Service Pack-3 Windows Server-2008 Service Pack-1 Service Pack-2 Linux
System characteristics Windows-XP New and Updated characteristics Windows Server-2008 New and Updated characteristics Linux –characteristics of Red Hat –Networking and Interoperability
USER INTERFACE Windows-XP User Interface Compatibility Windows Server-2008 Linux User Interface Embedded Devices
Price Windows-XP: $199 Windows Server-2008: $130 - $199 Linux: $23.84
Conclusion Linux o Most commercial Windows-XP o Greater safety o Extra characteristics Windows Server-2008 o most excellent for larger companies o Could use many operating-system
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