Key Terms Flashcards
AppLocker
is a defense-in-depth security feature and not a security boundary.
Assigned Access 8.1
is a setting that lets you restrict a specified standard user account to only use one Windows Store App when signed in.
BitLocker
is a computer hard drive encryption and security program released by Microsoft Corporation as a native application in its Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions, Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate, and Windows Server 2008, R2 and 2012 operating system versions.
BranchCache
is a technology intended to cache central data to remote or branch offices in order to reduce network traffic and optimize Wide Area Network (WAN) utilization
Clean installation
A completely new installation of an operating system or application on a computer. In a clean install of an OS, the hard disk is formatted and completely erased.
Client Hyper-V
is a type-1 hypervisor for the Windows 8. x and Windows 10 operating systems (OSes) that allows users to run multiple operating systems inside a virtual machine (VM)
Cloud
refers to servers that are accessed over the Internet, and the software and databases that run on those servers
cli command line
processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text.
Continuum
a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees
Cortana
is a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft which uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user
Credential Guard
is a virtualization-based isolation technology for LSASS which prevents attackers from stealing credentials that could be used for pass the hash attacks.
Current Branch for Business
Starting with Windows 10, the Current Branch (CB) is the latest Windows update, whereas the Current Branch for Business (CBB) is deployed a few months after the CB to ensure that it has been more thoroughly tested in the user environment.
Desktop PC
is a user’s computer in a desktop or tower case in contrast to a portable computer
Device Driver
More commonly known as a driver, a device driver or hardware driver is a group of files that enable one or more hardware devices to communicate with the computer’s operating system.
Device Guard
is a combination of enterprise-related hardware and software security features that, when configured together, will lock a device down so that it can only run trusted applications that you define in your code integrity policies.
Device Guard
is a combination of enterprise-related hardware and software security features that, when configured together, will lock a device down so that it can only run trusted applications that you define in your code integrity policies.
DirectAccess
the facility of retrieving data immediately from any part of a computer file, without having to read the file from the beginning.
Encryption File System(EFS)
on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption
Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE)
that you can continue to use Microsoft Edge as your default browser, while also ensuring that your apps continue working on IE11.
Group Policy Management
is a collection of Group Policy settings that define what a system will look like and how it will behave for a defined group of users.
Hardware interrupts (IRQ)
is a signal sent to the computer processor to stop (interrupt) it momentarily. IBM compatible computers go up to IRQ 15 and are prioritized in the computer according to the importance of the device.