Glossary:
The Shell is an interpreter that presents the command-line interface to users and allows them to interact with the kernel. It lets them control the system using commands entered from a keyboard. It also translates the commands from the programming language into the machine language for the kernel.[Return]
The Interpreter is a program that reads through instructions that are written
in human-readable programming languages and executes the instructions
from top to bottom. It translates each instruction to a machine language the
hardware can understand, executes it, and proceeds to the next instruction.
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The Command-Line Interface (CLI) is a program that accepts text input from the user to run commands on the operating system. It lets them configure the system, install software, and access features that aren’t available in the graphical user interface. It also gets referred to as the terminal or console.
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The Kernel is the program at the heart of the operating system that controls everything in the computer. It facilitates the memory management, process management, disk management, and task management. It also facilitates communication between the programs and hardware in machine language.
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The Repository is a storage location for binary packages that are located on remote servers. It needs to be present in the source list for the computer to install or update its containing packages. This helps provide a high level of security while making it easy to install programs in Linux distributions.[Return]
The Binary Package is an archive file that contains the files and directories needed to make its containing program work properly. It gets stored in the repository that contains all the programs for a specific Linux distribution. It also requires the Linux package manager to access, extract, and install it.[Return]
The Inference is the process of using the trained model to make predictions about unseen data. It can make a prediction by performing the forward pass without including the backward pass to compute the error and update the weights. It can also be optimized to improve the throughput, response time, and power and memory consumption before being used in the real world.[Return]
The Variable is the container that’s used to store different types of values. It can assign or update a value by placing an equals sign between the specified variable name and value without a space around it. It can also reference the stored value by placing a dollar sign in front of the existing variable name.[Return]
The Environment Variable is a variable that’s automatically created and maintained by the computer. It helps the system know where to install files, find programs, and check for user and system settings. It can also be used by graphical and command-line programs from anywhere on the computer.[Return]
The MakeFile is a text file that’s made up of shell commands unless specified otherwise. It contains all the instructions that are used to build a program for a specific computer from source code. It also gets created by running the configure script on the same computer that the program is going to run on.[Return]