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Ch 11- Security Practices
adapted from A+ Guide to Software: Managing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting, 5th Edition by Andrews
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Computer Science
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01/04/2011

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administrative shares
Definition
The folders that are shared by default on a network domain that administrator accounts can access.
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anonymous users
Definition
User accounts that have not been authenticated on a computer.
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Authenticated Users group
Definition
All user accounts that have been authenticated to access the system except the Guest account. Compare to anonymous users.
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Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc) console
Definition
A Windows console used to manage digital certificates including EFS certificates. Using the console, you can install or back up a certificate.
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Everyone group
Definition
In Windows, the Authenticated Users group as well as the Guest account. When you share a file or folder on the network, Windows, by default, gives access to the Everyone group.
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hidden share
Definition
A folder whose folder name ends with a $ symbol. When you share the folder, it does not appear in the Network window or My Network Places window.
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inherited permissions
Definition
Permissions assigned by Windows that are attained from a parent object.
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local shares
Definition
Folders on a computer that are shared with others on the network by using a folderÂ’s Properties box. Local shares are used with a workgroup and not with a domain.
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permission propagation
Definition
When Windows passes permissions from parent objects to child objects.
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quarantined computer
Definition
A computer that is suspected of infection and is not allowed to use the network, is put on a different network dedicated to quarantined computers, or is allowed to access only certain network resources.
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quarantined file
Definition
A file that is suspected of infection and is placed in a special directory and cannot be opened. The user must decide to delete the file, leave it quarantined, or release it from quarantined status.
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share permissions
Definition
Allowing access to folders to remote users on the network, including assigning varying degrees of access to specific user accounts and user groups.
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simple file sharing
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Sharing folders or files with remote network users where you have no control over who has access to the shared folder or file.
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virus encyclopedias
Definition
Databases about viruses that are kept on the Internet.
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virus signatures
Definition
A set of distinguishing characteristics of a virus used by antivirus software to identify the virus.
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