OS Lesson 01 Flashcards
What does AppLocker do?
Allows you to specify which groups or users can run, or not run, a particular application in your organization.
What does Assigned Access 8.1 do?
Lets you restrict a specific standard account to using only one Windows Store app, for use as a kiosk station
What does BitLocker do?
Encrypts a volume to protect a system from being accessed if the system is lost or stolen
What is BranchCache?
A wide area network (WAN) bandwidth optimization technology that allows the local caching of shared folders and websites so that you don’t always have to access data over a slower WAN link
What does Continuum do?
Allows you to turn your phone into a big-screen projector or attach a keyboard or mouse to your phone
What feature stores credentials in a secured isolated container, which uses Hyper-V and virtualization-based security (VBS)?
Credential Guard
What does Current Branch for Business do?
allows you to delay upgrades (new versions) and updates, so that you can perform pilot testing before deploying updates
What is DirectAccess?
VPN technology that allows remote users to securely access internal network file shares while connected to the internet
What option lets organizations receive features updates every two to three years, so that the current systems can be stable?
Long-Term Servicing Branch
Name the two modes that the processor of a Windows computer runs in.
Kernel and user mode
Of the two modes that a Windows computer processor can run in, which has complete and unrestricted access to the underlying hardware?
Kernel mode
Of the two modes that a Windows computer processor can run in, which does not have direct access to the hardware or reference memory?
User mode
OS Lesson 01 Fun fact #1 (These Fun facts and How-tos are not meant for memorization.)
Code that crashes in kernel mode will cause catastrophic errors like the BSOD.
OS Lesson 01 Fun fact #2
Programs that run in user mode are isolated from others. When they crash they will usually only affect themselves.
Windows 10 Home 64-bit supports up to ___GB of memory.
128 GB