Whois & Analysis for pendrivelinux.com

Linux (pronounced or, less frequently) is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution.

The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds.

The Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to describe the operating system, which has led to some controversy.

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

All computer programs, excluding firmware, require an operating system to function.

A USB flash drive, also variously known as a USB drive, USB stick, thumb drive, pen drive, jump drive, flash-drive or USB memory, is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface.

USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than an optical disc.

Most weigh less than.

Since first appearing on the market in late 2000, as with virtually all computer memory devices, storage capacities have risen while prices have dropped., flash drives with anywhere from 8 to 256 GB are frequently sold, and less frequently 512 GB and 1 TB units.

Storage capacities as large as 2 TB are planned, with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected.

Some allow up to 100,000 write/erase cycles, depending on the exact type of memory chip used, and have a 10-year shelf storage time.

Antivirus or anti-virus software (often abbreviated as AV), sometimes known as anti-malware software, is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software.

A boot disk is a removable digital data storage medium from which a computer can load and run (boot) an operating system or utility program.

The computer must have a built-in program which will load and execute a program from a boot disk meeting certain standards.