Websites, smartphones, even some appliances and your car, have built in software that most people never see, called the Operating System. This is a special piece of software that provides the basic directions needed to run every other program or app you may have. Windows and Macintosh (Apple's operating system) are well known examples.
Linux is another operating system - not as widely known but very much in use around the world today.
Understanding what Linux is helps make sense of how modern computing systems are organized and how different technologies connect and communicate.
Watch the video to see a simple explanation of Linux, how it developed, and why it’s important in today’s technology landscape.
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