Glossary term
What is Root?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Root" means: The administrator account that can do anything on the machine. Do not confuse it with the top folder, which is also written as a slash. It is taught in Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include Pipe, sudo, Wildcard and Permission. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Root?
The administrator account that can do anything on the machine. Do not confuse it with the top folder, which is also written as a slash.
Where is Root taught?
Root is defined in Linux for Absolute Beginners.
Which lessons cover Root?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners, lesson 4.4: Owners and Groups: chown and a Web Folder
Which terms are related to Root?
Next to Root in the course glossaries: Pipe, sudo, Wildcard, Permission, Redirection, Owner and group, Path and Process.
PipesudoWildcardPermissionRedirectionOwner and groupPathProcess
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Root?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.