lesson 2 Flashcards
what are the components of the Linux architecture?
- The Hardware layer
- The Kernel
- The Shell
- System libraries, System utilities and Application
What are the components of a hardware?
RAM, CPU, Hard drive etc…
what is The Kernel?
the core of the Linux based operating system.
what is the shell?
it is a program that provides an environment where users can run commands, scripts,
Why should we use Linux systems?
- open-source operating system
- secure
- updates in Linux are easy and frequent
- large community support
- It provides high stability
- It is network friendly
what are the disadvantages of Linux?
it is not very user-friendly. So, it may be confusing for beginners
Lab:
- create a directories: work, hard and success
- create a file: line linux cup class
- edit the file class and add the conten “ i will make 6 figures income soon”
- display the content of the file
- delete the file line
- displays all the commands you have typed
What is a file system?
It is a method for organizing and managing files on storage device, like a hard drive or SSD. its determine how data is stored, access, and managed.
Linux is case sensitive T or F
T
what are some of a directories in a Linux file system and their usage?
/root: is the home directory of the root user
/bin: contains user commands
/boot: contains the files needed to boot up the system
/dev: a number of special files that represent devices (Hardware devices)
/var: contains administrative files such as system logs
/tmp: for temporary files
/etc: contains configuration files
/home: contains a home folder for each user account
/lib: contains libraries.
/mnt: contains mount points for external storage devices.
/opt: contains subdirectories for optional software packages
/usr: It is for sharable read only data
/proc contains a virtual file system
/lost+found
