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"The folder that is used for mount points like removable media likee flopies or CD-ROMs"
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/mnt:
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"The default program that provide user with ability to run programs, manipulate files, and so on"
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bash
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"The partition that hold critical boot files" By creating a partition just for these files allows for circumventing limitation of older BIOS and loot loaders on hard disk over 8GB"
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Boot Partition
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:A tool for combining files or for sending a file to a standard output usually the screen"
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CAT:
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"The command that changes the permissions on a file or folder"
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chmod
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"A variant of the Second Extended Filesystem {ext2 or ex2fs} that adds a journal to reduce startup times after a power failure or system crash"
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Ext3 File System
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"A graphical user interface and set of computer desktop application for users of the Linux computer operating system " It's intended to make a Linux operating system easy to use for non-programmer and generally corresponds to the Windows desktop interface and its most common set of applicaton
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GNOME
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"A popular boot loader for Linux" Can boot a Linux kernel or redirect the boot process to another boot loader in a non-Linux partition this booting other OSs Similar to the competing Linux Loader {LILO}
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GRUB
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"A computer's human -readable name, such as persephone.example.com"
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Hostname
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"The core program of any OS. The kernal provided interface between the software and the hardware and control the operation of all otherf programs. Technicaly, the Linux kernal is the only component that is Linux; everything eles, such as shells, X, and libratries, is available on other Unix-like system
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Kernel
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"A popular Linux boot loader" Can boot a Linux kernel or redirect the boot process to another boot loader in a non-Linux partition, thus booting other OSs. Similar to the competing Grand Unified Boot Loader
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LILO
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"The command line interface utlilty to display the files in a biven directory"
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Is
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"The first sector of a hard disk" The MBR contain code that the BIOS run during the boot process, as well as the primary partition table
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MBR {Master Boot Record}
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"Utility to display a file's content screen-by-screen" The ENTER key moves down a single line of text and the Space Bar moves forward one entire screen
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more command
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"A useful utility for determining what directory you're currently working in"
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pwd
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"The "administrator" account on a Linux system" Also called the superuser
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root
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"The partition associated with the root filesystem
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Root Partition
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"A package file format and associated utilities designed by Red Hat but now used on many other distribution as well" It feature excellent dependency tracking and easy installation and removal procedures
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RPM
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"The most common push mail protocol on the Internet" It is implemented in Linux by servers such as sendmail, Postfix, Exim, and qmail.
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SMTP
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"A disk partition configured to be used as an extension to a computer's RAM" This enable a system to run more programs or to process larger data sets than would otherwise be possible
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Swap partition
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"A protocol used for performing remote text-based login to a computer" It is a poor chice for connection over the Internet because it passes all data, incliding passwords, in an unencrypted form, which is a security risk
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Telnet
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"A program for editing text files on a computer"
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Text editors
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"A standard text editor included with Linux and Unix"
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vi
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"A symbols that can stand in for other characrters"
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Wild card
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"The GUI interface available in Linux
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X Window
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