The Broke Tech

When working with Linux, there are some terms and abbreviations that you may come across that, to a novice user, may seem confusing. To help you on your Linux journey, I've compiled a brief list below of terms that you may come across while working with the system, and their corresponding meanings. A Apt  - Advance Packaging Tool; a package management system for Debian based systems that allows for a user to manage software packages B Bash  - Bourne Again Shell; the default shell for Linux that allows users to communicate with the system via typed commands (think MS-DOS) Binaries  - A non-readable file that can only be interpreted by machines Boot Manager  - A software utility that is shown during startup which allows the user to select which operating system, or distribution, that they wish to boot C CD  - Change Directory; allows the user to navigate to a new folder within the file system via the terminal Config -  Configuration File; refers to any file t...

I've always loved technology, though I must admit that, as a child, I didn't really understand it. There was just something about tech that drew my interest. In the 90s, tech was very different to how it is now. My first computer wasn't a computer at all, but a word processor. No, that wasn't anything to do with Microsoft Word, but rather, a device that was dedicated to that function only . Think something like MS-DOS, a command line interface with nothing else. The second computer my family had boasted only 32mb of RAM. Yes, I am that old. Even though I had absolutely no clue how any of it worked, I was interested. Not just in computers, but technology on the whole. How did the VHS player know how to read the VHS? How did the TV send and receive signals? I remember, when I was around 10 or so, my uncle took apart my grandparents VHS player and I saw the circuit board. I wondered how this strange thing made it all work!  My professional journey, however, didn't star...