Operating System Security

Question 1

Registry

Answer 1

Centralized database that contains environmental settings for various Windows programs
Also contains registration information that details which types of filename extensions are associated with which applications

Question 2

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

Answer 2

Includes information about which filename extensions map to particular applications

Question 3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Answer 3

Holds all configuration information specific to a particular user, such as their desktop settings and history information

Question 4

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Answer 4

Includes nearly all configuration information about the actual computer hardware and software

Question 5

HKEY_USERS

Answer 5

Includes information about all users who have logged into the system. HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a subkey of this hive

Question 6

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

Answer 6

Provides quick access to a number of commonly needed keys that are otherwise buried deep in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE structure

Question 7

The Registry is broken down into a series of separate areas called ___

Answer 7

Hives