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Red Hat is a provider of enterprise Linux and other open source software.
The file system used in older Windows operating systems, such as Windows 95. Linux supports VFAT file access.
Industry:Software
The first sector of a hard drive; generally contains the boot loader, which starts an operating system.
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The main control software of a computer system; handles task scheduling, storage, and communication with peripherals. All applications installed on a computer system must communicate with the operating system. Linux is one example of an operating system.
Industry:Software
The main memory of a computer. RAM is used for temporarily storing currently running applications and accessed data.
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The mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich, England, used as the basis for calculating standard time throughout the world.
Industry:Software
The mechanism that reads data from or writes data to a magnetic disc or tape.
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The method in which an operating system organises and manages files. Red Hat Linux uses a hierarchical file system in which files are stored in directories and subdirectories.
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The most common Internet transport layer protocol, defined Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) request for comment (RFC) 793; protocol used in networks that follow U.S. Department of defence data communication standards.
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The name given to a file to distinguish one piece of data from others. Modern operating systems such as Red Hat Linux allow long and descriptive file names with few restrictions (for example, all alphanumeric characters and spaces are allowed).
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The name typically given to a standalone computer system (or a system on a network that does not have its host name assigned to it by a server).
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