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Old 08-13-2012
A question about Unix Architecture.

I want to know the memory capacity and types of memories, processor and more...
What kind of aplications this OS attends?
Archicture/system classification (Hybrid, monolithic, multitasking, micro-kernel, layered, Another..?
Explain it to me... I really need to understand and know that.
Any question, just ask me. Thank you all.
Explain the máximo possible
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Old 08-17-2012
You're asking like UNIX is a kind of computer; it isn't.

UNIX can run on many kinds of processors and memories, on scales from embedded microcomputer(things like wireless routers) all the way up to distributed clusters and supercomputers.

There's also many kinds of kernels of several kinds you mention; there's real-tasking UNIXes(QNX), monolithic(Linux, though that's technically UNIX-like), and more.

How is this possible?

Easy -- they're not all the same thing. UNIX is a design plan, not an operating system. As long as your OS is certified as providing the right set of features, it can be considered a UNIX, no matter how it's built internally. Lots of different individuals and software companies have built a UNIX to their own design or need.

So, it's very difficult to be anything but vague about "what is UNIX" with respect to those particular questions. You need to be more specific about which UNIX.
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Old 08-17-2012
Another way to look at UNIX/Linux:

A range of scale from small to ridiculous:
It runs some kids toys, your refrigerator, your android, your car, most electric utility billing systems, and very LARGE computer clusters that have thousands of individual computers working on a single problem.

Some of the world's fastest installations are UNIX/Linux clusters.

So it is literally everywhere.
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Old 08-22-2012
wikipedia my friend, that will answer maximo of your queries
 
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