Any ideas on an IT topic I could use for this case study? For this assignment, you will write a 1-2 page response to questions concerning a case study on an IT topic. Solution Case Study on Operating Systems. To Facilitate the Secure , easy and efficient use of resources modern operating systems like Linux and Windows are used.They provide easy user interface, Security features, and work by using other devices. Linux was developed by a Computer Science student Linus Torvaldsin 1991, which was known as linur version 0.0.1 , It was then widely distributed among software developers by using internet. The operating system NT was developed by using Win32 API in 1988 By Microsoft. Advantages of Linux are : 1. It is not expensive and nearly free OS 2. It supports multi user and multi tasking 3. It includes source in it. 4. Errors and bugs are easily fixed and it more stable OS. Advantages of Windows are : 1. It has easy user interface than linux 2. There are varieties of software programs , utilities available for windows users. File Management in Linux and Windows : Windows operating system uses drive letters like C:\\ to address a drive and the top most directory is the root directory to access all other files and directories. Linux File system path is given by /home/ , in which in /home the data is stored of all of its users and files are only modified by the owner of files. Process Management in Linux and Windows. Linus is a multi tasking system , and its states of Process are divided into states, 1. Running - Process is ready or already running 2. Waiting - Process is waiting for a resoure allocation or to an event to happen 3. Stopped - In stopped state a process is stopped by using a signal . 4. Zombie - The process in a halted state during a task is called as zombie. In windows a process has its individual data , space, code , which executes by using threads . There are 3 states of process in windows : 1. Ready - In ready state the process has a ready thread to be executed. 2. StandBy- In standby state a thread waits for the processor to take up its task. 3. Running- In running state a thread begins its execution by microkernel. User Interface of Linux and Windows : Linux has command driven user interface which needs user to tyoe a command to do work , It has fast speed but user needs to know all commands which are to be used by him. Windows has menu and icon driven user interface , consisting of task bar having all the shortcuts to the operations to be performed by using their respective icons. Windows and Linux have different use cases , their use depends upon the operations to be performed. Linux is flexible and a adaptable system and windows is familiar and simple to use..