From 090d6eb28f4468b250889066b9c077b5322768d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: r00t Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:26:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] little minor addition (mostly to test some hooks) --- docs/manual/user/IMPORTANT_CONCEPTS.adoc | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/manual/user/IMPORTANT_CONCEPTS.adoc b/docs/manual/user/IMPORTANT_CONCEPTS.adoc index 642f4a5..394cba4 100644 --- a/docs/manual/user/IMPORTANT_CONCEPTS.adoc +++ b/docs/manual/user/IMPORTANT_CONCEPTS.adoc @@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ An *operating system* is what your programs (email client, web browser, etc.) ru There are two basic types of booting systems that communicate between the *hardware* (the physical computer itself and its components) and the operating system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS[*BIOS*] (Basic Input/Output System) which has been around for quite some time and the newer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface[*UEFI*] (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Don't worry, you don't need to memorize what they're acronyms for and there won't be an exam- just remember that BIOS is an older technology and UEFI is the newer one- and that they operate differently. -*GNU/Linux*, sometimes just referred to as _Linux_ (And there is a difference between the terminologies, but it's nuanced. You are welcome to https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.en.html[read up on it] though!), is an example of an operating system. Other examples include _Windows_, _macOS_ (previously _OS X_), _iOS_, _Android_, and a whole slew of others. \ No newline at end of file +*GNU/Linux*, sometimes just referred to as _Linux_ (And there is a difference between the terminologies, but it's nuanced. You are welcome to https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.en.html[read up on it] though!), is an example of an operating system. Other examples include _Windows_, _macOS_ (previously _OS X_), _iOS_, _Android_, and a whole slew of others. + +A *live distro*, *live CD*, *live DVD*, *live USB*, and the like are a way of booting an operating system without installing it on the hard drive- this means the computer doesn't even need a hard drive installed, or it doesn't matter if the operating system is broken.