- Industry: Software
- Number of terms: 2457
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Red Hat is a provider of enterprise Linux and other open source software.
A setting that only applies to the current working environment. Environment variables set paths, permissions, and other configurable settings that help users efficiently run their system.
Industry:Software
A single element within a larger system; it can be hardware or software based and performs essential functions needed by the system.
Industry:Software
A situation where a computer system has ceased interactivity due to resource limitation or software/ hardware failure. A hung system usually requires user intervention such as stopping offending processes or physical system reboot.
Industry:Software
A small application, usually a utility or other simple program, that can be executed on a graphical desktop panel.
Industry:Software
A space provided directly on the screen where users type specific commands. In Linux, you open a shell prompt and type commands at the command line, which generally displays a $ prompt at the end.
Industry:Software
A special file located in sector 0 on a disc that contains information about the sizes and locations of files stored on a disk.
Industry:Software
A standard framework or procedure for communication and data transmission.
Industry:Software
A standardised language for the formatting of interactive text on the World Wide Web. HTML uses tags and scripting and is typically rendered on Web browsers.
Industry:Software
A standardised on-screen representation of a control that may be manipulated by the user. Scroll bars, buttons, and text boxes are all examples of widgets.
Industry:Software
A storage disc partition used to support virtual memory. Data is written to a swap partition when there is not enough main memory to store the data that a system is processing.
Industry:Software
