WEEK 2 Flashcards
What are Environent Variables?
The standard key value pairs pairs stored in the OS and made available in the environment all processes run.
What is the Windows Registry?
A database of low-level settings which configure Windows OS functionalities.
What are the functions of the Windows Registry?
- Refresh rate in windows explorer
- Hide resources
- Restrict file types
- File to application associations
- Thumbnail sizes and quality
- Context menu options
What are Windows User Profiles?
The collection of user specific configurations and preferences loaded at log on to setup the user’s environment.
What are the Windows User Profiles?
Local, roaming, mandatory and temporary.
What is a Local User?
Stored, accessed and changed only by the user on that machine.
What is a Roaming User?
Stored and kept consistent on a shared server to be logged into by any machine on the network.
What is a Mandatory User?
Administration profiles created by the operating system by default.
What is a Temporary User?
Profile changes are not saved and not persistent between sessions.
What are the Linux User Profiles?
~/.bash_profile and ~/.bash_logout
What is ~/.bash_profile?
A script stored in a user’s home directory.
When is ~/.bash_profile used?
Executed when a user logs on, sets user environment variable, starts services, sets configurations and stores custom functions and aliases.
What is ~/.bash_logout?
Executed commands for when the user logs out.
What are Windows Task Schedule Tasks?
- Synchronize remote files
- Virus scans
- Maintenance
- File system checks
- Finish interrupt updates
What is Linux Crontab?
A command line tool used for executing scheduled tasks.
