- Industry: Software
- Number of terms: 2457
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Red Hat is a provider of enterprise Linux and other open source software.
A virtual device that allows a computer system to mount image files (a loopback device) or run services for the local machine (a loopback network address).
Industry:Software
A visual object that enhances interaction between a computer and a user. A GUI displays windows, icons, menus, labelled buttons, and a virtual desktop. A GUI sends commands to the system via these icons and menus rather than typed commands.
Industry:Software
A wireless networking architecture in which there is no central access point. Nodes act as peers on the network and transmit information directly to recipient nodes.
Industry:Software
A writable optical disc that contains computer data. CD-Rs can only be written to once, while CD-RWs can be written, erased, and rewritten.
Industry:Software
An access system that keeps unauthorised users from accessing resources on a local private network.
Industry:Software
An alternate name, symbolic link, network configuration, or icon that points to a corresponding file or directory location. Aliases are useful for catenating long strings or commands into shorter, less complex names.
Industry:Software
An application that can be used to create documents with easily configured appearance and format settings. Graphical word processors have adopted the what you see is what you get (wysiwyg) method of document creation.
Industry:Software
An application that offers interactive console or terminal access to a computer system.
Industry:Software
An archive file usually with the extension .iso, .img, or .raw that is used to create a CD-ROM, DVD, or diskette.
Industry:Software
