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Basics of Operating System OS manages computer hardware and also acts as intermediary between user and hardware. Computer hardware consists of CPU, Memory and I/O Devices.  Main functions of OS are  Allocation of resources Load and manage processes Provide interface to hardware via system call Basic UI,  Provide file system  Management of memory and security etc. Types of OS are Single and Multi tasking Single and Multi User Distributed Templated (Eg., Virtual Image) Various OS available in the market are Windows MacOS Unix/Linux based. What is Linux Above picture shows main components in Linux OS such as Kernel, Sys Libs, System default softwares, User process and utility, Kernel modules etc. The main features of Linux are: Detecting and preparing hardware  Managing processes  Managing memory  Providing user interfaces Controlling filesystems Providing user access and authentication Advanced features in...