Chapter 7 Flashcards
Define 32 bit operating system
Processes 32 bits at a time. Requires less memory than a 64 bit memory
Define 64 bit operating system
Processes 64 bit memory. Requires more memory than a 32 bit
Define action center
A unified place for all system notifications and quick access to various settings.
Define active directory
A Windows Server directory database and service that is used in managing a domain to allow for a single point of administration for all shared resources on a network, including files, peripheral devices, databases, websites, users, and services.
Define administrative tools
A group of tools accessed through Control Panel that you can use to manage the local computer or other computers on the network.
Define administrator account
In Windows, a user account that grants to the administrator(s) rights and privileges to all hardware and software resources, such as the right to add, delete, and change accounts and to change hardware configurations. Compare with standard account.
Define bit locker drive encryption
A utility in Windows 10 that is used to lock down a hard drive by encrypting the entire Windows volume and any other volume on the drive.
Define category view
Default view in Windows Control Panel that presents utilities grouped by category. Compare with Classic view.
Define child directory
A directory or folder contained in another directory or folder. Also called a child directory or folder.
Define classic view
View in Windows Control Panel that presents utilities in small or large icons and are not grouped. Compare with Category view.
Define client/server
Two computers communicating using a local network or the Internet. One computer (the client) makes requests to the other computer (the server), which answers the request.
Define compressed (zipped) folder
A folder with a .zip extension that contains compressed files. When files are put in the folder, they are compressed. When files are moved to a regular folder, the files are decompressed.
Define console
A window that consolidates several Windows administrative tools.
Define control panel
A window containing several small Windows utility programs called applets that are used to manage hardware, software, users, and the system.
Define date and time applet
Accessed through Control
Panel, used to set the date and time in Windows.
define device driver
A small program stored on the hard drive and installed in Windows that tells Windows how to communicate with a specific hardware device such as a printer, network, port on the motherboard, or scanner.
define domain
In Windows, a logical group of networked computers, such as those on a college campus, that share a centralized directory database of user account information and security for the entire domain.
define domain account
An account that is used at the domain level, created by an administrator, and stored in the SAM (security accounts manager) database on a Windows domain controller. Also called domain account or network ID. Compare with local account.
define file explorer
The Windows 8 utility used to view and manage files and folders.
define file extension
A portion of the name of a file that indicates how the file is organized or formatted, the type of content in the file, and what program uses the file. In command lines, the file extension follows the file name and is separated from it by a period, for example, Msd.exe, where exe is the file extension.
define file name
The first part of the name assigned to a file, which does not include the file extension. In Windows, a file name can be up to 255 characters.
define folder
A directory or folder contained in another directory or folder. Also called a child directory or folder.
define folder options applet
Accessed through Control Panel, manages how files and folders are displayed in File Explorer or Windows Explorer.