The document provides information about different versions of Windows and Linux operating systems. It discusses Windows 3.1, 95, NT, 98, 2000, and ME, highlighting new features introduced in each version such as the start button and taskbar. It also discusses the origins of Linux, how it was developed as an open source alternative to Minix by Linus Torvalds, and how it has grown into a widely used operating system distributed by various vendors. Key differences between Linux and Windows outlined include licensing, costs, development models, and target user bases.

1. Submitted to:-Dr.Mohammad Nazir sir
Submitted By:-Shanawaz

2.  Windows 3.1
 First widely used successful version ofWindows
 Replaced MS-DOS
 Windows 95
 Introduced Start button, taskbar for multitasking,
and My Computer for easier file management
 Windows NT
 Intended for business computing
 Increased reliability and security

3.  Windows 98
 Active desktop displays Web content
 Enables Web conventions on the desktop
 Windows 2000
 Security of NT withWindows 98 Interface
 Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000
Server
 Windows Me (Millennium Edition)
 Successor toWindows 98 for home computing

4. Start Button
Taskbar (multitasking)
My Computer

5.  Title bar with Min, Max or Restore, and Close buttons
 Menu bar,Toolbar, and Address bar
 Status bar and Scroll bars

6.  Drive A is always a floppy disk
 Drive B is a second floppy disk (obsolete)
 Drive C is always a fixed disk
 Drives D, E, are variable
 CD ROM
 Zip drive or removable media
 Network drives

7.  Pull-down menu
 Dimmed command
 Ellipsis
 Check
 Bullet
 Arrowhead
 Submenu

8.  Tabbed dialog box
 Option buttons
 Check box
 Text box
 Spin button
 Command buttons

9. • Command buttons
• Open List Box
• Scroll bar
• List box
• Tabbed dialog box
• Help button ?
• Cancel button
• OK button

10.  To Move aWindow
 Click and drag the title bar
 To Size aWindow
 Click and drag a corner to change the length and
width in proportion with one another
 Click and drag a border to change just the length
or the width

11.  Disk capacity
 720Kb
 1.44Mb
 Types of formatting
 Quick (erase)
 Full
 Label

12.  My Computer
 Simpler and less sophisticated
 Can result in multiple open windows at one time
 Windows Explorer
 Hierarchical view on left
 Contents of the selected folder on the right
 Multiple views available for both
 Small icons, Large icons, List, and Details view

13.  Folder
 Expanded
 Collapsed
 Files
 Program file
 Data file
 File names
 Name
 Extension
(type)

14.  Moving Files
 Click and drag to a
different folder on the
same drive
 Cut and Paste
 Shortcut Menu
 Copying Files
 Click and drag from one
drive to another
 Copy and Paste
 Shortcut Menu

15.  Accessed from the
Start button
 Tabs
 Contents tab
 Index tab
 Search tab
 Favorites tab
 Web help

17. LINUX WINDOWS
•Linux is a Unix-like and POSIX-compliant
computer operating system assembled
under the model of free and open source
software development and distribution.
The defining component of Linux is the
Linux kernel, an operating system kernel
first released
•MicrosoftWindows is a series of
graphical interface operating systems
developed, marketed, and sold by
Microsoft. Microsoft introduced an
operating environment named Windows
on November 20, 1985 as a graphical
operating system shell for MS-DOS.

18. LINUX WINDOWS
•Linux can be freely distributed,
downloaded freely, distributed through
magazines, Books etc.There are priced
versions for Linux also, but they are
normally cheaper than Windows.
•$119 - $199.99, $69 for students, $99 to
upgrade to pro

19. LINUX WINDOWS
•Linux is developed by Open Source
development i.e. through sharing and
collaboration of code and features
through forums etc and it is distributed by
various vendors.
•Developed and distributed by Microsoft.

20. LINUX WINDOWS
•Linux kernel is developed by the
community. LinusTorvalds oversees
things.
•Company / developer-LinusTorvalds and
the Linux community.
•USER-Everyone. From home users to
developers and computer enthusiasts alike.
•Update method- MANY
•LICENSE-GNU General Public License
•Microsoft
•Microsoft
•Everyone
•Windows update
•Proprietary

21. LINUX WINDOWS
OS family •GNU •DOS
Programmed in •C •Assembly,C, C++
MarketingTarget •Server, Personal, •Personal, business
Compatibility •New version of linux
support many kinds of
hardware
•Can coexist on local
networks withWindows,
BSD, Macs, and other
Unix-like systems.
Sometimes file
compatibility issues may
arise.

22.  In 1991 LinusTorvalds took a college computer science
course that used the Minix operating system
 Minix is a “toy” UNIX-like OS written by Andrew
Tanenbaum as a learning workbench
• Linus wanted to make MINIX more usable, but
Tanenbaum wanted to keep it ultra-simple
 Linus went in his own direction and began working on Linux
In October 1991 he announced Linux v0.02
In March 1994 he released Linux v1.0