Installing and Upgrading Client Systems Flashcards
It allows restricting which programs users can execute based on the program’s path, publisher, or hash, can be configured via Group Policy.
AppLocker
Lets you restrict a specified standard user account to only use one Windows Store App when signed in, also called Kiosk mode.
Assigned Access 8.1
A full volume encryption feature designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes.
BitLocker
Allows computers at a local branch office to cache data from a file or web server on a WAN (wide area network) can be cached either on the client computers, in distributed cache mode, or on a local server, in hosted cache mode.
BranchCache
A software installation in which any previous version is eradicated.
Clean installation
A type-1 hypervisor for the Windows 8. x and Windows 10 that allows users to run multiple operating systems inside a virtual machine (VM).
Client Hyper-V
On-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by the user.
Cloud
Processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text.
Command Line Interface (CLI)
A feature that adjusts a device’s user interface to accommodate different form factors.
continuum
A virtual assistant developed by Microsoft which uses the Bing search engine to perform various tasks
Cortana
A virtualization-based isolation technology for LSASS which prevents attackers from stealing credentials that could be used to authenticate to a remote server or service.
credential guard
Microsoft’s method of allowing users of Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, Education, Mobile Enterprise and IoT Core Pro editions to temporarily postpone updates and security fixes.
current branch for business
A personal computer designed for regular use at a single location on or near a desk or table due to its size and power requirements.
Desktop PC
A computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.
Device Driver
A Windows 10 security feature that enables virtualization-based security by using the Windows Hypervisor to support security services on the device.
Device Guard
A VPN-like technology that provides intranet connectivity to client computers when they are connected to the Internet, also known as Unified Remote Access.
DirectAccess
A Windows feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption.
Encryption File System(EFS)
A compatibility mode that runs on Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 devices, lets websites render using a modified browser configuration that’s designed to emulate either Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Internet Explorer 8.
Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE)
A form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicators.
graphical user interface (GUI)
A built-in Windows administration tool that enables administrators to manage Group Policy in an Active Directory forest and obtain data for troubleshooting Group Policy.
Group Policy Management
A hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special program, an interrupt handler, to run instead.
Hardware interrupts (IRQ)
An operating system installation method in which you use an installation DVD or USB drive and manually install the operating system on every computer. You must then also manually configure each system.
High Touch Installations (HTI)
Computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers.
Hybrid Computer
a computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling.
Laptop
A type of deployment that provides technology for deploying Windows OS and Microsoft Office and requires minimum user interaction.
Lite Touch Installation (LTI)
Restores user state from the data store.
loadstate.exe
A specialized edition of Windows 10 Enterprise that promises the longest intervals between feature upgrades of any version of the operating system.
Long-Term Servicing Branch
Enables cloud admins to control distribution and ensure internal compliance.
Private Catalog
A software or operating system feature that allows a personal computer’s desktop environment to be run remotely on one system, while being displayed on a separate client device.
Remote Desktop
A virtual application solution that allows users to run windows-based applications regardless of what operating system they are using.
RemoteApp
Saves user state data. By default, this program places user state data into the data store location as defined by the three migration . xml files.
ScanState.exe
Performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications.
Smartphone
A small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.
Tablet
A retronym describing a type of user interface common as an early form of human–computer interaction, before the advent of graphical user interfaces.
Text User Interface (TUI)
The process of replacing a product by installing a newer version of the same product.
Upgrade Installation
Allows IT managers to customize and lock down the user experience of a Windows device which uses device management policies in order to perform a specific task.
User Experience Control & Lockdown User Interface (UI)
When the operating system is running a user application such as handling a text editor.
User Mode
A command line utility program developed by Microsoft that allows users comfortable with scripting languages to transfer files and settings between Windows PCs.
User State Migration Tool(USMT)
Included with the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) for Windows 10. Provides a highly customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals.
UsmtUtils.exe
A term used with respect to user interfaces, usually within the WIMP paradigm, to describe ways in which the virtual space of a computer’s desktop environment is expanded beyond the physical limits of the screen’s display area through the use of software.
Virtual Desktops
A series of operating systems developed by Microsoft and released as part of its Windows NT family of operating systems. It is the successor to Windows 8.1, released nearly two years earlier, and was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and broadly released for the general public on July 29, 2015.
Windows 10 (Home, Pro, Education, Enterprise)
A small program that can be executed to download the Windows 10 ISO file that you can later use to create a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB, either to start a new Windows 10 installation or to repair an existing one.
Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
A server technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems.
Windows Deployment Services
A biometrics-based technology that enables Windows 10 users to authenticate secure access to their devices, apps, online services and networks with just a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition.
Windows Hello
Downloads pictures and advertisements automatically from Bing and displays them when the lock screen is being shown on a computer running Windows 10.
Windows Spotlight
A feature in Windows 8 Enterprise and Windows 10 Enterprise versions prior to the May 2020 update, that allows the system to boot and run from certain USB mass storage devices such as USB flash drives and external hard disk drives which have been certified by Microsoft as compatible.
Windows To Go
Allows you to keep Windows 10-based devices in your organization always up-to-date with the latest security defenses and Windows features when these devices connect directly to the Windows Update (WU) service.
Windows Update for Business
Shorthand for 64-bit processor architecture.
X64
Shorthand for 86-bit processor architecture.
X86
A high-volume deployment strategy for midsize to large organizations that combines the use of MDT with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), which is part of the System Center family of products from Microsoft.
Zero Touch Installation (ZTI)
