Chapter 2 Terms Flashcards
An answer file is used during an unattended setup to provide configuration to Setup.exe. Windows 7 ______ _____ are in an XML format and are created by using Windows System Image Manager.
answer file
A set of utilities and resources from Microsoft to help organizations run legacy software on Windows 7.
Application Compatibility Toolkit
An installation when a network administrator must be present to answer configuration questions presented during Windows 7 installation.
attended installation
This configuration pass is performed before user logon when Sysprep triggers Windows 7 into audit mode.
auditSystem confi guration pass
This confi guration pass is performed after user logon whenSysprep triggers Windows 7 into audit mode.
auditUser confi guration pass
An answer fi le that is automatically searched for during the windowsPE,offl ineServicing, and specialize confi guration passes.
autounattend.xml
WSIM uses catalog fi les to read the confi gurable settings and their current statusfor an WIM image.
catalog fi le
An installation that is performed on a new computer, or does not retain theuser settings or applications of an existing computer.
clean installation
The subset of fi les from a distribution share that are required for aparticular answer fi le. A confi guration set is more compact than a distribution share.
configuration set
An installation of Windows 7 that is started by booting from CD orDVD to run Setup.exe.
DVD boot installation
A command-line tool that can be usedto service Windows 7 images offl ine or online.
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
Hard disks are subdivided into logical units called partitions. Each partition isthen formatted and represented as a drive letter in Windows.
disk partition
A share confi gured through WSIM to hold drivers and packages that can beadded to Windows 7 during installation.
distribution share
An installation of Windows 7 that is started by running Setup.exe over the network from a distribution share.
distribution share installation
A computer with two operating systems installed at the same time. Theuser selects an operating system during start up.
dual boot installation
A process performed by Sysprep to prepare a computer running Windows 7for imaging. The computer SID, computer name, user profi les, and hardware information areremoved during generalization.
generalization
This confi guration pass is performed when Sysprep is run togeneralize Windows 7.
generalize confi guration pass
A low-level system driver in Windows 7 that controlscommunication between Windows 7 and the computer hardware.
Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)