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Who were the key persons involved in the development of the Unix operating system?

  • Alan Turing, Tim Berners-Lee, Linus Torvalds, Bill Gates
  • Grace Hopper, Ada Lovelace, Margaret Hamilton, Steve Wozniak
  • Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos
  • Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Duglas Mcllroy (correct)

In which year was the Unix operating system developed?

  • 1982
  • 1975
  • 1950
  • 1969 (correct)

What is the significance of the Unix operating system in the field of operating systems and computer programs?

  • It has become obsolete and no longer impacts the computer world
  • It has had a tremendous influence on the way we think about and develop operating systems and computer programs (correct)
  • It was never widely used and did not impact the computer world
  • It has no significant influence on the development of operating systems and computer programs

What is the model of the Unix system known for?

<p>Tasteful selection of key ideas and elegant implementation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current status of Unix-derived operating systems in the computer world?

<p>They continue to dominate the computer world (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the development of Unix?

<p>The award of the Turing Award to Denis Ritchie and Ken Thompson (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the initial reason for developing a smaller operating system that later became Unix?

<p>To reduce the cost of running Space Travel game (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What made Unix easily adaptable to new platforms?

<p>Availability of source code and online manuals for free (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the revolutionary concepts pioneered or popularized by Unix?

<p>Storing configuration information in plain text files (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major innovation dramatically changed the way people worked and improved their efficiency with Unix?

<p>Support for combining existing commands in flexible ways (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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