In Operating System, to mount is to make a group of files in a file system structure accessible to a user or user group. In some usages, it means to make a device physically accessible. For instance, in data storage, to mount is to place a data medium
Mounts may be local or remote. A local mount connects disc drives on one machine so that they behave as one logical system. A remote mount uses Network File System ( NFS ) to connect to directories on other machines so that they can be used as if they were all part of the user's file system.
This command will have now created a directory called /mnt/floppy. The next step would be to mount the filesystem to that folder or mount point.
$ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
How to unmount a filesystem
When you are done using a particular filesystem, you should unmount. The command to unmount a filesystem is the umount command.
When unmounting a filesystem you simply type umount followed by the mount point. For example:
$ umount /mnt/floppy
