What is "Jobs" Command in Redhat Linux

[sagar p dalvi]

Well I am fresh in Red hat Linux
What is Jobs command in Red hat Linux? Someone give me some basic introduction Jobs command.
Well I surfs on internet they all show "man jobs" to get information but I don't understand information.
can some one give example of Jobs command and how to user 

[Tan]

The jobs command lists the status of tasks started in the current shell. For example, if you've started a task and then suspend it, you can view its status by running this command. More info: jobs