Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

LINUX, the sensational, all capable, robust, secure Operating System. Do you know who invented it? Choose the correct answer.

  1. Dennis Ritchie

  2. Kenneth Thompson

  3. Linus Torvalds

  4. Tim Paterson
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel in 1991 as a Finnish university student. Dennis Ritchie and Kenneth Thompson developed Unix at Bell Labs, while Tim Paterson wrote QDOS (a precursor to MS-DOS). Linux remains open-source with Torvalds as its principal architect.

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