Installing and Configuring Microsoft Windows Flashcards
CDFS (Compact Disc File System)
A file system standard for optical disc media that is supported by multiple operating system types.
Client-Side Virtualisation
Takes place at the endpoints and separates the elements of a user’s logical desktop environment - the applications, operating system, programs, etc. - and divides them from each other and from the physical hardware or a physical machine.
Command Prompt
In a CLI, the area of the screen where users enter commands to interact with the OS.
Component Services
An administrative tool that is used to deploy component applications and configure the behaviours of components and applications on the system.
Computer Management
The primary administrative tool used to manage and configure the system. It consolidates several administrative utilities into a single console to provide easy access to the most common system tools.
Data Sources
An administrative tool that uses Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to move data between different types of databases on the system.
Disk Partition
An isolated section of a disk that functions like a separate physical drive.
Domain
A Microsoft network model that an administrator implements by grouping computers together for the purpose of sharing a centralised user account database. Sharing this user account database enables users to use these accounts to log on at any computer in the domain.
Domain Controller
A server that stores the user account database for the domain and is responsible for authenticating users when they log on to the domain.
Easy-Transfer
A built-in data migration utility in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that helps transfer files, data and settings from one personal computer to another.
Emulator
The software installed that allows the computer to virtually run another operating system, or another instance of the same operating system.
ext2
A native Linux file system.
ext3
A native Linux file system that improves on the data recovery and integrity measures provided with ext2.
ext4
A native Linux file system that offers backwards compatibility, journaling and support for extremely large volumes, in addition to all the features of ext3.
Hibernate
A power option available in Windows environments in which the computer will store whatever is currently in memory on the hard disk and shut down, and then return to the state it was in upon hibernation when it is awakened.
Hypervisor
In virtualisation technology, an application that is installed on the host machine and is used to configure and manage the VMs running on the host.
In-Place Upgrade
The process of installing a newer version of an operating system without first removing the existing operating system that is currently installed on the computer.
Local Security Policy
An administrative tool that is used to view and edit the security settings for group policies.
MSCONFIG
A system utility that is specifically used to troubleshoot any issues with the system startup process.
Partitioning
The process of dividing a single hard disk into isolated sections that function as separate physical hard drives, called partitions.
Performance Monitor
An administrative tool that monitors the state of services or daemons, processes, and resources on a system.
Print Management
An administrative tool that is used to view and manage all of the printers and print servers installed on a network.
Server Virtualisation
Takes place centrally on a server and utilises one logical device, typically the server, to act as the host machine for the “guest” machines that virtually use the applications and programs provided by the host.
Server-Side Virtualisation
Takes place centrally on a server and utilises one logical device, typically the server, to act as the host machine for the “guest” machines that virtually use the applications and programs provided by the host.
