A standard disk partition command utility, which allows you to modify the physical and logical disk partition layout.
Fedora Linux
The successor to the freely available version of Red Hat Linux; more information on this Linux distribution is available online at fedora.redhat.com.
Filesystem has multiple meanings in Linux. It refers to mounted directories; the root directory (/) filesystem is formatted on its own partition. It also refers to file formats; Linux partitions are typically formatted to the ext3 filesystem.
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
The official way to organize files in Unix and Linux directories. The top level directory is known as the root directory (/); users' home directories are configured in /home.
The find command searches for a desired file through a given directory and its subdirectories.
fips
The First Interactive Partition Splitter, fips, allows you to split existing VFAT partitions.
firewall
A hardware or software system that prevents unauthorized access over a network. Normally used to protect a private LAN from attacks through the Internet.
firstboot
The process that starts when you've configured RHEL 3 during installation to boot into the GUI (runlevel 5).
The fsck command checks the filesystem on a Linux partition for consistency.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
A TCP/IP protocol designed to optimize file transfer between computers.