Difference between Linux and Windows NT

Difference between Linux and Windows NT
BASIS FOR COMPARISON LINUX WINDOWS NT
Cost Free of cost Expensive
Open source Yes No
Customizable Yes No
Security More secure Vulnerable to viruses and malware attacks.
Booting Either primary or logical partition. Only primary partition.
Separation of the directories using Forward slash Back slash
File names Case sensitive Case insensitive
File system EXT2, EXT3, EXT4 etc. FAT, FAT32, NTFS etc.
Type of kernel used Monolithic kernel Microkernel
Efficiency Effective running efficiency Lower than Linux