Chapter 1 Flashcards
BIOS
it is instructions that control most of the comput’s input and output fuctions such as communicating with disks, RAM and the monitor. Kept in the system ROM chip.
Clean Installation
Operating system installed from scratch on a new drive or on newly reformatted drive
Disk Cloning
Using an image file to copy a sector by sector version which is then used to install Windows to other computers
Drives
Half Mechanical and half electronic component used as long term storage
Firmware
Software contained in read-only memory that can only be upgraded using special software
Motherboard
The component that brings the four subsystems together and allows the processor to communicate with the rest of the system
Network Connections
The connection that the server uses to communcate with other servers or the client
Ports
Plug sockets that enable you to connect an external device
Power supply
The device that converts AC into clean DC power
Processor
The integrated chip that is considred the brain of the computer as all instructions are processed by it.
RAM
The short term memory of the computer
Server
A computer that is meant to be a dedicated service provider.
Server Core
A windows server installation that provides a mimimal enironment with no windows explorer shell for running specific server roles and no start button. CLI
Server Role
A primary duty that a server performs.
Server Features
Software programs included with Windows server that are not directly part of a role. Often used to augement the functionality of one or more roles or to enhance the functionality of the entire server.
Server Role
A primary duty that a server performs
System preparation Tool
A tool that removes the SID and all other user or computer specific information from the computer to prepare for disk cloning
Unattended Installation
An installation that requires little or no interaction.
Virtual Server
Technology that enables multiple operating systems to run concurrently on a single machine
Windows Activation
An anti-piracy technology designed to verift that software products are legitamately licensed.
Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
A technology from Microsoft for network-based installations. The deployment of windows can be fully automated and customized through the use of unattended installation scripting files.
Windows Updates
Fixes, patches, service packs, and device drivers as applied by Windows.
