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Advantages of UNIX

• It is multitasking, therefore, multiple programs can run at one time.
• It is multiuser, allowing more than a single user to work at any given time. This is accomplished by sharing processing time between each user and utilizing distributed computing systems.
• It is safe, preventing one program from accessing memory or storage space allocated to another, and enables protection, requiring users to have permission to perform certain functions, i.e. accessing a directory, file, or disk drive.