Comparison Matrix
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Unix® and Linux® Comparison Matrix

Directions: Choose three different versions of the UNIX® or Linux® operating systems to compare. Insert the three chosen versions and fill out the requested information in the Components column.

UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Components / Your response
Role of shell / User GUI environment
Three features and roles of each feature / Access control lists (ACL) to provide granular control over the
system, Intrusion detection system (IDS) allows to monitoring of
changes made to the system, RPM Package Manager makes it
possible to keep track of changes made to packages that could
compromise the system.
Comments on security / RHEL is considered one of the most secure versions of Linux and is used in many organizations because this operating system is known, to be robust and secure. Authentication and access controls have been built-in to help make this OS very secure.
Comments on administration / Built to make administration easier by using GUI based features.
Comments on networking / Enhanced network manager.
Comments on performance / Very good performance.
Comments on programmability / Good programmability support and features.
Other / None.

UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Kali Linux

Components / Your response
Role of shell / Open source advanced penetration testing and security auditing.
Three features and roles of each feature / Contains features such as Nmap (Network Mapper), CDPSnarf,
cisco-torch. These features help the security professional with
penetration testing on a network
Comments on security / Built to be secure. Contains system hooks that disable network services by default.
Comments on administration / Small group of individual developed and maintain this operating system.
Comments on networking / Vast wireless device support (ARM processors). Supports TCP/IP.
Comments on performance / Not meant to be a server OS. No real performance measurements.
Comments on programmability / Good programmability support and features.
Other / None.

UNIX® or Linux® operating system version: Ubuntu

Components / Your response
Role of shell / Open source GUI based.
Three features and roles of each feature / Telegram, Chromium and Thunderbird.
Comments on security / Very good security built into operating system.
Comments on administration / Built to make administration easier by using GUI based features. s
Comments on networking / Secure network ports. Good network support. TCP/IP supported.
Comments on performance / Low performance compared to other Linux distros.
Comments on programmability / Good programmability support and features. Support for Windows based software.
Other / None.