Multiple choice technology operating systems

What operating system was Linux designed to "resemble" ?

  1. System V

  2. Minix

  3. IBM OS/2

  4. Vunix
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Linux was designed to resemble Minix, a Unix-like operating system created by Andrew Tanenbaum for educational purposes. Linus Torvalds was inspired by Minix's design principles and wanted to create a similar system for the Intel 386 platform. While Linux eventually evolved to support System V and BSD Unix features, its original design inspiration was Minix, not commercial Unix variants or other operating systems.

Keep practicing — related questions