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He'd got as far as `Oook.' +<P> +(Terry Pratchett, ``Men At Arms'') <BR> +</I><P> +<P> +This is a short list of word definitions for concepts relating to +Linux and system administration. The page references are to the +first or most important place where the word is used. +<P> +<DL ><DT><STRONG>ambition</STRONG> +<DD> + The act of writing funny sentences in the hope of getting them + into the Linux cookie file. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>application program</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node5.html#chapoverview"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + Software that does something useful. The results of using an + application program is what the computer was bought for. + See also system program, operating system. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>daemon</STRONG> +<DD> A process lurking in the background, usually unnoticed, until + something triggers it into action. For example, the <tt>update</tt><A NAME="3232"> </A> + daemon wakes up every thirty seconds or so to flush the buffer + cache, and the <tt>sendmail</tt><A NAME="3234"> </A> daemon awakes whenever someone sends + mail. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>file system</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node41.html#secfilesystems"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + The methods and data structures that an operating + system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; + the way the files are organized on the disk. Also used about + a partition or disk that is used to store the files + or the type of the filesystem. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>glossary</STRONG> +<DD> + A list of words and explanations of what they do. Not + to be confused with a dictionary, which is also a list of + words and explanations. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>kernel</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node5.html#chapoverview"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + Part of an operating system that implements the interaction with + hardware and the sharing of resources. See also system program. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>operating system</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node5.html#chapoverview"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + Software that shares a computer system's resources (processor, + memory, disk space, network bandwidth, and so on) between + users and the application programs they run. Controls access + to the system to provide security. See also kernel, system program, + application program. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>system call</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node5.html#chapoverview"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + The services provided by the kernel to application programs, + and the way in which they are invoked. See section 2 of the + manual pages. +<P> +<DT><STRONG>system program</STRONG> +<DD> (p. <A HREF="node5.html#chapoverview"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="./cross_ref_motif.gif"></A>) + Programs that implement high level functionality of an operating + system, i.e., things that aren't directly dependent on the + hardware. May sometimes require special privileges to run + (e.g., for delivering electronic mail), but often just commonly + thought of as part of the system (e.g., a compiler). See also + application program, kernel, operating system. +<P> +</DL> +<P> +<HR><A NAME="tex2html1721" HREF="node113.html"><IMG WIDTH=37 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="next" SRC="./next_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html1719" HREF="sag.html"><IMG WIDTH=26 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="up" SRC="./up_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html1713" HREF="node111.html"><IMG WIDTH=63 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="previous" SRC="./previous_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html1723" HREF="node1.html"><IMG WIDTH=65 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="./contents_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME="tex2html1724" HREF="node114.html"><IMG WIDTH=43 HEIGHT=24 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="index" SRC="./index_motif.gif"></A> <BR> +<B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1722" HREF="node113.html">References</A> +<B>Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1720" HREF="sag.html">Linux System Administrators' Guide </A> +<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html1714" HREF="node111.html">Measuring Holes</A> +<P><ADDRESS> +<I>Lars Wirzenius <BR> +Sat Nov 15 02:32:11 EET 1997</I> +</ADDRESS> +</BODY> +</HTML> |