UNIX ni mfumo wa uendeshaji wa kompyuta ambao ulianzishwa awali katika miaka ya 1960 na 1970 na Bell Labs, shirika la utafiti la kampuni ya simu ya Bell (sasa inajulikana kama Nokia Bell Labs). Jina "UNIX" ni jina la jumla linalotumika kurejelea familia ya mifumo ya uendeshaji iliyojengwa kwa msingi wa awali wa Bell Labs.
UNIX ni mfumo wa uendeshaji ambao umejengwa kwa msingi wa kanuni za kubuni programu inayowezesha utendaji wa kompyuta. Ni mfumo wa uendeshaji wa aina ya multitasking na multiuser, ikiruhusu watumiaji kadhaa kufanya kazi kwenye kompyuta moja wakati huo huo[1][2][3] The system grew larger as the operating system started spreading in academic circles, and as users added their own tools to the system and shared them with colleagues.[4].
Mifumo mingi ya uendeshaji, kama vile Linux na macOS (macOS ni mfuasi wa UNIX), inategemea kanuni za awali za UNIX. UNIX pia ina historia ndefu ya kutumika katika mifumo ya seva, na hutoa zana nyingi za msingi za kusimamia na kuautomatisha majukumu ya mfumo.
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UNIX was created by software developers for software developers, to give themselves an environment they could completely manipulate.
When Unix was created and when it formed its cultural values, there were no end users.
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