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Unix® and Linux® Comparison Matrix

Directions: Choose three different versions of the UNIX® or Linux® operating systems to compare. Insert the three chosen versions and fill out the requested information in the Components column.

UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: AIX (from IBM)

|Components |Your response |

|Role of shell |Korn shell scripting |

|Three features and roles of each |AIX is the only operating system that leverages decades of IBM technology innovation designed|

|feature |to provide the highest level of performance and reliability of any UNIX operating system. |

| |With its proven scalability, advanced virtualization, security, manageability and reliability|

| |features, |

|Comments on security |Enhanced system security- Protect against unauthorized access with a variety of |

| |authentication mechanisms you can install, configure and deploy in the base operating system.|

|Comments on administration |IBM AIX/UNIX system storage administration ksh/perl scripting ... from the netstat |

|Comments on networking |Much of the management of AIX network administration is handled through the Object Data |

| |Manager (ODM), a specialized database similar to the system registry in Windows operating |

| |systems |

|Comments on performance |AIX has a rich set of trace...