Linux is one of the world’s most powerful and popular operating system.Linux Kernel was written by a 21 year college student as a part of his hobby. Yup! His name is Linus Benedict Torvalds. Linux is the operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. At present there are more than 300 flavors of Linux.

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10 Most Interesting Fact About Linux:

1) Linux is not an OS, but it is the kernel, GNU Linux is the OS and it comes in several hundred flavors.

2) The first Linux kernel occupied 65 KB. His Develop by Linus Torvalds. Only 2% of the current Linux kernel written by Linus Torvalds.

3) Linux is favored by the tech giants as well. For the web and cloud services, Linux is the first choice to use OS in big company, like Google, Amazon and Facebook etc...

4) The majority (95.7%) of Linux is written in C language. The second popular language for Linux is Assembly language (1.8%). Total 17 language are used in linux. According to openhub.net at that time [Last Update 9, September  2017]

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5) Linux kernel version 0.01 was released only 10239 lines of code. An unmodified version of the Linux kernel is called – “Vanilla Kernel”.

6) 90% of the world’s most powerful supercomputers are using GNU/Linux. Top 10 of supercomputers use Linux. 33.8% of the world runs on Linux servers compared to 7.3% running Microsoft Windows OS.

7) US Defence also uses Linux extensively. The Red Hat Linux (OS) runs the nuclear submarines of the State.

8) For those who think Linux can’t do Animation – Oscar-winning visual effects of the Titanic by James Cameron came from machines with Linux and Avatar was the last movie completely developed in 3D Applications on Linux platform using FOSS.

9) In 2002, Microsoft had accumulated a $421 million cost of fighting the spread of Linux, according to The Register.

10) The name of the penguin "Tux" is not entirely clear. On the one hand, it is said that the origin of the name comes from the fact that penguins appear to be wearing a tuxedo, which in English is said max tuxedo tux and is abbreviated. In contrast, another source comes from the letters of the logo of Tux are Unix Torvalds.

What do Keyboard F1 to F12 Function Keys do?

Most of us work with Windows or MAC. But many wonder what are the uses and features of the Functions keys F1 to F12. In this article, we will look into the function keys features and its uses.

Uses and Features of F1 to F12

F1 KEY Features and Uses:

F1 key is used for “Help.” If you are a Windows OS user and want the help of the particular program then press the F1 key, it will open up help window for you.
In few cases, the F1 key is used to enter the BIOS mode. Press F1 when your computer is about to boot then your system opens into BIOS mode.
Pressing the Win + F1 keys both together will open Help and Support Microsoft in Windows.

F2 KEY Features and Uses:
F2 is used to rename the selected file or folder(shortcut to rename file or folder). F2 works in all versions of Windows.
Alt + Ctrl + F2, Opens the Document as a Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + F2, Opens the Preview window in Microsoft Word.

F3 KEY Features and Uses:
In the MS-DOS charge line or Windows, press F3 to rehash the last summons.
Win + F3, Advanced Search window opens in Microsoft Outlook.
Shift + F3, Changes the content in Microsoft Word, from upper to lower case or capital letters at the start of each one expression.

F4 KEY Features and Uses:
Opens the location bar when you press F4 in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer.
Rehash the last activity (MS Word )
Ctrl + F4, Closes the window open in the present window, for example, a tab in the program
Alt + F4, Closes the system window in Windows.