In five pages this paper examines OS such as Windows, Unix, Linux, and J2EE by Sun that can be found on the Internet. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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entity that has evolved from the first small group of computers that were networked externally to enable research scientists at remote locations to collaborate on projects. It continues to
evolve into an entity that has and continues to transform the world. Communication is the key; the manner by which individual sites manage their end of that communication is
dictated only by individuals own choices. The result is that there are myriad operating systems represented across the entire Internet. One ongoing
survey results from search request records at search engine Alta Vista. The most recent of these surveys finds more than only a few operating systems mentioned. Those currently
in use include AmigaOS, BeOS, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS, Mac OS X, NetBSD, NetWare, OS/2, OS/400, OpenBSD, Solaris, Unix, VMS and Windows (Marti, 2002). Of these, of course it
is Linux, Unix and Windows that are most popular. Linux Linux devotees are nearly evangelical
in their zeal to promote its benefits. This operating system is completely open to all who choose to add to it, and there are programmers around the world routinely
contributing to its enhancement of abilities. It is beginning to become mainstream in that several large PC manufacturers - most notably Dell - now offer PCs with Linux preloaded
rather than any Microsoft product, and at least one company is publishing documentation for the non-programming user. There are more than 10 million
individual PCs now running Linux, which has resulted from the combined efforts of individuals literally around the world. Even as irritating as Microsoft products can be, at least users