- Industry: Software
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Red Hat is a provider of enterprise Linux and other open source software.
Operation status where a network device such as a network interface card (NIC) is able to read and intercept all traffic on a network to which it is connected. Malicious users can set this mode on a network device to capture private information that was not intended for them.
Industry:Software
Peripheral that uses ink or toner to output documents, images, and plain text files onto paper.
Industry:Software
Printer technology using laser-based imaging and heating element that bonds toner (powder ink) to the printing medium.
Industry:Software
Relating to file systems, the location of a directory or file that can be accessed regardless of the current working location of a user or program. For example, to access the Samba configuration file regardless of your current working directory, use the following absolute path: /etc/samba/smb.conf.
Industry:Software
Relating to objects (such as system data or network addresses) that do not change; opposite of dynamic.
Industry:Software
Screen or station at which an administrator operates a computer system. Also called a terminal, shell prompt.
Industry:Software
Short for binary digit. The smallest unit of information a computer can read and manipulate. The value of a bit is 1 or 0.
Industry:Software
Shorthand for hard disc drive, a hard drive is a device that stores, retrieves, and executes computer data and software.
Industry:Software
Shorthand for initialization script, scripts that are typically run at system boot time. Most start services and set initial system parameters. Init scripts can also be controlled by administrators to start at a specified runlevel.
Industry:Software
