What type of operating system is MINIX?
Unix-like
Windows-like
MAC-like
Android-like
Answer
MINIX is a Unix-like operating system developed by Andrew Tanenbaum at the Vrije Universiteit in the Netherlands. It is a microkernel-based operating system, meaning that it has a small kernel that provides only the most basic functions, such as process management and memory management. All other functionality is provided by user-mode programs, which are called servers.
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