Linux Files
In Linux system, everything is a file and if it is not a file, it is a process. A file does include text files, images, compiled programs, partitions, hardware device drivers and directories. Linux consider everything as as file. Linux …
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Linux File System
A Linux file system is a structured collection of files on a disk drive or a partition. A partition is a segment of memory and contains some specific data. In our machine, there can be various partitions of the memory. …
BIOS vs. CMOS vs. UEFI
Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll explain the differences between BIOS, CMOS, and UEFI. There are significant differences between BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor). Generally, the terms BIOS and CMOS are used interchangeably. A BIOS chip …
Linux System Startup
Booting Process When you turn on or restart a computer, the Linux booting process begins. The key steps in this process are: BIOS/UEFI: The computer’s firmware (BIOS or UEFI) runs a power-on self-test (POST) and initializes hardware components. Bootloader: The …
Linux Architecture & Components of Linux System
Linux Architecture As discussed in the previous tutorial, Linux has mainly four layers and these are Hardware layer, Kernell, Shell & Utilities. Hardware layer − Hardware consists of all peripheral devices (RAM/ HDD/ CPU etc). Kernel − It is the core component …
What is Linux Operating System ?
What is Linux Linux is an open-source operating system based on Linux kernel[Unix-like], and the OS kernel was first published on 17 September 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Typically, Linux is packaged as the Linux distribution[distro], which contains the supporting libraries …