- Industry: Software
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Red Hat is a provider of enterprise Linux and other open source software.
A file containing software written in a particular format to enables easy installation, upgrade, and removal.
Industry:Software
A file format for rendering document objects (including text) as images, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on a recipient's monitor or printer as they are intended.
Industry:Software
A file that contains status information collected from services and daemons. Logs can usually alert system administrators to issues that need resolution.
Industry:Software
A file with a name that begins with a period (.) on UNIX and Linux systems. They are called hidden because they are not shown by default during a directory listing or in a file manager. For example, user configuration files are often hidden to prevent accidental deletion or modification.
Industry:Software
A graphical box displayed on a desktop that lets the user communicate with the computer. A dialogue box can be used to enter information, set options, or run commands.
Industry:Software
A graphical interface for logging into a desktop environment. Red Hat Linux uses the GNOME Desktop Manager (GDM) for graphical login; XDM and KDM are also supported.
Industry:Software
A graphical representation of a programme displayed on the screen. Each running programme has a separate window displaying the contents of the program. Some programmes have more than one window displayed, usually to separate functions logically and facilitate use of the program.
Industry:Software
A group of interconnected computers and their connecting cables and hardware.
Industry:Software
A hardware component that initiates and manages network connections.
Industry:Software
A high-speed interface that can connect to computer devices such as hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and tape drives. SCSI is pronounced as "Scuzzy."
Industry:Software
