File System Terms
Below are Linux File System terms.
Extension
An extension is that part of a filename that is found after the final "." In the filename foo.txt ".txt" is the file's extension. Extensions are used to indicate file type in linux.
path
A path is the string of directories and sub-directories you would have to navigate through in order to reach a given location in the file system.
root access
To have root access means to be logged in using the root account. This can be done from the main login screen, a shell prompt, or any application that requires your root password.It means that the user has permission to do anything on the linux system.
root directory
The root directory is the top-most directory of the file system. All other files and directories exist in this directory or one of its sub-directories. Do not confuse the root directory, /, with root's home directory, /root/.
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