Lesson 06 Glossary for Manage GPOs Flashcards
Pre-Vista and Windows Server 2003 Control Panel applet that allows software applications and components of the operating system to be installed and uninstalled.
Add or Remove Programs
Functionality provided by IIS 8.0 that allows administrators to manage a web server or website remotely.
Administrative delegation
Template that specifies additional options that can be set by an administrator using the Group Policy.
Administrative template
Script file that specifies which applications are assigned to users of the Active Directory.
Administrators produce these files when Group Policy is used to create software package assignments for users and computers.
Application assignment script
One of two processes by which applications are made available to computers and/or users.
See also publishing.
Assigning
Feature that extends the functionality of Windows Update by automating the update process.
Automatic updates
The three-letter suffix that follows the name of a standard file system file.
Using Group Policy and software management functionality, system administration can specify which applications are associated with which filename extensions.
Filename extension
The process by which permissions on security groups are used to identify which Active Directory objects are affected by Group Policy settings.
Using filtering, system Administrators can maintain a fine level of control over Group Policy settings.
Filtering
A Group Policy setting that automatically redirects special folders (such as My Documents) to an alternate network location.
Mobile users find folder redirection useful because their documents are always available in the same location.
Folder redirection
A command-line interface for RSoP. See also Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).
gpresult.exe
A collection of settings (group policies) that control the behavior of users and computers.
GPOs act as containers for the settings made within Group Policy files; this simplifies the management of settings.
See also Group Policy.
Group Policy object (GPO)
The process by which settings and properties defined on a parent object implicitly apply to a child object.
Inheritance
A file used to specify parameters that are used by an application or a utility.
Setup programs often use initialization files to determine application installation information.
Initialization file
An RSoP mode that pulls policy information from a log based on actual logon activity.
Logging mode displays the actual settings that apply to users and computers.
See also planning mode and Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).
Logging mode
An RSoP mode that is used to plan Group Policy changes before putting them into effect.
See also logging mode, Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).
Planning mode
A structure that binds public keys with respective user identities through the use of a certificate authority.
Public-key infrastructure (PKI)
One of two processes by which applications are made available to computers and/or users.
Publishing makes applications available for use by users through the Software Installation settings in the Group Policy Management Console.
End users can install published applications on demand or when they need them by using the Programs And Features item in Control Panel.
See also assigning.
Publishing
A Windows Server 2012 tool that automatically calculates the actual policy for a user or group based on site, domain, and OU placement, as well as inheritance settings.
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)
A setting within Group Policy objects that specifies login, logoff, startup, and shutdown script settings.
You can create the scripts by using the Windows Script Host (WSH), Windows PowerShell, or standard batch file commands.
Script policy
File used by the Security Configuration and Analysis tool for defining and enforcing security settings across multiple computers.
Security template
A Windows service that provides for the automatic installation of applications through the use of compatible installation scripts.
Windows Installer
Special files that include the information necessary to install Windows-based applications.
Windows Installer package
A utility for running scripts on Windows-based computers.
By default, WSH includes support for the VBScript and JScript languages.
Through the use of third-party extensions, scripts can be written in other languages.
Windows Script Host (WSH)
