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The folder that is used for mount points like removable media like floppies or CD-ROMs
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\mnt:
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The default program that provides users with the ability to run programs, manipulate files and so on.
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bash:
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The partition that holds critical boot files. By creating a partition just for these files allows for circumventing limitations of older BIOS and loot loaders on hard disks 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 a folder
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chmod
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A variant of the Second Extended Filesystem (ext2 or ext2fs) 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 applications for users of the Linux computer operating system. It's intended to make a Linux operating system easy to use for non-programmers and generally corresponds to the Windows desktop interface and its most common set of applications.
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GNOME
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A popluar boot loader for Linux. 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 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 kernel provides interfaces between the software and the hardware and controls the operations of all programs.
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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 OS's. Similar to the competing Grand Unified Boot Loader.
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LILO
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The command line interface utility to display the files in a given directory.
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Is
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The first sector of a hard disk. The MBR contains code that the BIOS runs during the boot process, as well as the primary partition table.
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MBR
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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
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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 a 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 distributions as well. It features 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 enables 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 preforming remote text-based logins to a computer. It is a poor choice for connections over the Internet because it passes all data, including 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 editor
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A standard text editor included with Linux and Unix.
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vi
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A symbol or set of symbols that can stand in for other characters.
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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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