key vocab Flashcards
Applocker
AppLocker is an application whitelisting technology introduced with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system. It allows restricting which programs users can execute based on the program’s path, publisher, or hash, and in an enterprise can be configured via Group Policy
Assigned Access 8.1
Assigned access is a feature in Windows 8 that gives a standard user account access to just one Windows Store app. Not only can the user download additional apps, but they also can’t even open other programs or navigate away from the app
Bitlocker
BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes. By default, it uses the AES encryption algorithm in cipher block chaining or XTS mode with a 128-bit or 256-bit key.
BranchCache
BranchCache is a bandwidth-optimization feature that has been available since the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems. Each client has a cache and acts as an alternate source for content that devices on its own network request
Business store
a place of business usually owned and operated by a retailer but sometimes owned and operated by a manufacturer or by someone other than a retailer in which merchandise is sold primarily to ultimate consumers.
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. … Installing an OS on a new computer or installing an application for the first time is automatically a clean install. Contrast with “in-place upgrade.
Client Hyper-v
Microsoft 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). … When a user enables Client Hyper-V, Hyper-V Manager is also installed.
Cloud
Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage and computing power, without direct active management by the user. The term is generally used to describe data centers available to many users over the Internet
command-line interface
A command-line interface process commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text. The program which handles the interface is called a command-line interpreter or command-line processor.
continuum
a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
Cortana
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. … Microsoft began reducing the prevalence of Cortana and converting it from an assistant into different software integrations in 2019
Credential guard interface
Microsoft Windows Defender Credential Guard is a security feature that isolates users’ login information from the rest of the operating system to prevent theft. … When Credential Guard is active, privileged system software is the only thing that can access user credentials
Current branch for business
Y. Z. 0-9. 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
A desktop computer is 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. … The case may be oriented horizontally or vertically and placed either underneath, beside, or on top of a desk
Device driver
In computing, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton
device guard
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
direct access
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
The Encrypting File System on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption. The technology enables files to be transparently encrypted to protect confidential data from attackers with physical access to the computer.
enterprise mode internet explorer
What is Enterprise Mode? Enterprise Mode, 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
group policy management
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