Appendix C: Answers to Review Questions

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Chapter 1

1.	What operating system are both Minix and Linux based on?
2.	What does GNU stand for?
3.	Who invented Linux?
4.	List two advantages of Linux over Windows.
5.	List two advantages of Windows over Linux.
6.	What filesystem does Linux use by default?
7.	What filesystem does Windows XP use by default?

Answers

1.	Unix
2.	GNU is not Unix.
3.	Linus Torvalds
4.	Stability and price.
5.	Availability of software and availability of technical support.
6.	ext2
7.	NTFS

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