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Graphical User Interface
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Process management is discussed in Chapter 4 of Volume 2.
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A COM (communications) port is used with serial communications such as a serial modem to connect to the Internet over telephone lines when a cable connection is not available.
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The Linux command to unmount a device is actually umount.
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Both, D. (2020). Introduction to Operating Systems. In: Using and Administering Linux: Volume 1. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5049-5_2
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