General Info About Linux Computer Usage |
Nowadays linux computer can be found practically everywhere –
starting from ordinary people and ending with huge corporations that
use linux computer system because of the top functionality and
unprecedented level of data security. Linux was always used by system
administrators because it provides the same abilities as Windows does,
and besides there are many specialized linux applications which make
everyday work of a computer guru easy and practically automatic. What
is very important – installing linux doesn’t cost a
cent. This operating system was made by enthusiasts, who wanted only
one thing: to have a full-grown OS that would be absolutely free. And
so it was made – until nowadays linux doesn’t cost
anything and is permanently maintained by programmers and developers.
Soft and applications are also free and don’t need any buying
or licensing.
Moreover, different linux distribution kits allow people to create a
custom operating system with their own hands, using the OS kernel and
installing only those programs which they need. This feature is also
very comfortable, because you don’t have to waste your disk
space on something you don’t need: you build your own OS
using only that particular soft which will be necessary for your tasks,
omitting all those default programs which slow down the whole system
and eat disk space. Unlike Windows, linux is oriented on people who
want their computer to be reliable and secure.
One more valid reason which makes people start using linux operating
systems – the absence of any viruses. Yes, that’s
quite true: once you install linux on your PC you may forever forget
about Trojan viruses, rootkits, worms and other malware which turns our
life into a nightmare as soon as they get into our computer. Windows is
very vulnerable operating system – even antivirus programs
sometimes cannot detect and terminate some kinds of new viruses, which
attack daily millions of PCs. But linux kernel differs from a windows
one principally, and all those viruses just don’t work in
linux environment, and it makes them to be absolutely useless for those
who develop them.
Because of all above mentioned facts, today linux becomes
widely used. The latest invention which became extremely popular among
different strata of society is a linux tablet. Actually it’s
a single board linux computer which nowadays replaces common PCs and
notebooks. Many people prefer tablet PCs today because of small weight
(it is very easy, even a girl can hold it in one hand during rather a
long time), small size (you can easily put it into a fancy bag) and
functionality, which is also good enough. These devices are based on
linux android – a quick, reliable and absolutely free
operating system that enables people to use Skype, work with text
files, surf the Internet, play games and just have fun. Try linux once,
and be absolutely sure that after a couple days of work you will not
want to use any other operating system. |
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