Linux 3060 chapter - 13

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/dev/modem

A symbolic link that points to the device used for the modem on a Linux system. A file that lists hotplug agents. A directory that stores scripts for hotpluggable hardware. A directory that stores PCMCIA configuration scripts. A file used to define power saving options for ACPI. A directory that contains most hardware device information on a Linux system. A directory that contains hardware configuration information on a Linux system. A file that contains startup messages from the Linux kernel. The ACPI daemon. A set of components and utilities that provides for sound playback in Linux. Allows devices to use an IDE bus. A text-based sound mixer program. A graphical sound mixer program. Plays WAV files.

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APM (Advanced Power Management) apm command

A BIOS feature that shuts off power to peripheral devices which are not being used to save electricity, commonly used on laptop portable computers. Displays information about APM, such as battery levels, and starts power saving modes. The APM daemon. Configures suspend mode in APM. Records audio information in WAV files. The ROM chip on a mainboard used to initialize system hardware and search for operating system loaders. A term representing the pathway that information takes from one hardware device to another via a mainboard. A type of PCMCIA card that uses a 32bit data bus. Views and controls PCMCIA cards. Writes to recordable CD media in DAO mode. Writes to recordable CD media. An integrated circuit board used to perform the majority of all calculations on a computer system, also known as a processor or microprocessor. The encryption used for DVD media.

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/etc/hotplug /etc/hotplug

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apmd apmsleep command arecord command Basic Input Output System (BIOS) bus

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/etc/pcmcia

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/etc/sysconfig/powersave/common

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/proc

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Cardbus card cardctl command cdrdao command cdrecord command Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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/sys

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acpid Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)

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Content Scrambling System (CSS) devfs Direct Memory Access (DMA)

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A special filesystem used for the /dev directory on UNIX and Linux systems. Allows peripheral devices the ability to bypass the CPU and talk directly with other peripheral components to enhance performance. Used to view the contents of /var/log/boot.msg. A type of ROM whose information store can not only be erased and rewritten as a whole, but can be modified singly, leaving other portions intact. A type of ROM whose information store can be erased and rewritten, but only as a whole.

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Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) alsamixer command alsamixergui command aplay command

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dmesg command Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM)

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flash drives hdparm command host adapter

A storage medium that uses EEPROM chips to store data. Displays and sets hard disk parameters. A device that controls other devices on the system (e.g., SCSI host adapters control SCSI hard disks). Describes the ability to add or remove hardware to or from a computer while the computer and operating system are functional. A program that is executed when a hotplug event occurs. Used to handle hotplug events. Removes a kernel module based on a hotplug event. Displays a report of the hardware devices in your system. Loads a kernel module based on a hotplug event. The small working area of RAM where the CPU can pass information to and receive information from a device. See I/O address.

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mainboard

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A circuit board that connects all other hardware components together via slots or ports on the circuit board, also called a motherboard. Used to manage RAID volumes. A RAID configuration that creates duplicates of information on two hard drives. Creates ISO filesystems and ISO filesystem images. Inserts a module into the Linux kernel. A type of PCMCIA card that uses a 16-bit data bus. The most common motherboard connection slot found in computers today, which can transfer information at a speed of 33MHz and use DMA (Direct Memory Access). Views the type of removable card controller on the system. A mainboard connection technology that allows a small card to be inserted with the electronics necessary to provide a certain function.

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mdadm command mirroring

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hotplug

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mkisofs command modprobe command PC Card PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

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hotplug agent hotplug command hwdown command hwinfo command hwup command I/O (Input/Output) address I/O (Input/Output) port IEEE1394 (Firewire)

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pcic_probe command PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) peripheral

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A mainboard connection technology, developed by Apple Computer Inc. in 1995, that supports data transfer speeds of up to 800MB per second. An older motherboard connection slot designed to allow peripheral components to interconnect, and which transfers information at a speed of 8MHz. Also known as ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), it consists of controllers that control the flow of information to and from up to four hard disks connected to the mainboard via a ribbon cable. Specifies a unique channel from a device to the CPU. Displays information about APM, such as battery levels, and starts power-saving modes in a graphical desktop environment. Displays kernel modules. Displays PCI devices on the system.

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Components that attach to the mainboard of a computer and provide a specific function such as a video card, mouse, or keyboard. A method for playing digital audio data.

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Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) Interrupt Request (IRQ) kbatmon command lsmod command lspci command

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Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5

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See striping. See mirroring. A RAID configuration that spreads data across several hard disks and uses parity information to prevent data loss in the event of hard disk failure. A computer chip that stores information for use by the CPU when there is power to the system. A computer chip able to store information in a static permanent manner, even when there is no power to the system. A configuration of hard disks used for faster access or redundancy.

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Random Access Memory (RAM) Read-Only Memory (ROM)

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Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)

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rmmod command Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) striping sysfs udev USB (Universal Serial Bus) xapm command

Removes a module from the Linux kernel. Consists of controllers that can connect several SCSI hard disk drives to the mainboard and control the flow of data to and from the SCSI hard disks. A RAID configuration that spreads data across several hard disks to speed up access time. A virtual file system created by the Linux kernel used to configure system devices. Used to manage the /dev directory and create device files for hotplug devices based on hotplug events. A mainboard connection technology that allows data transfer speeds of up to 480MB per second and is used for many peripheral components today such as mice, printers, and scanners. Displays battery level for APM in a graphical desktop environment.

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