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Windows 7 configuration
Module 9
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
10/05/2011

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Term
Active Directory
Definition
A directory service included in Microsoft Windows operating systems that functions as a storehouse for information about network hardware, software, and users.
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Admin Approval Mode
Definition
In User Account Control, a state invoked by Windows when an administrator attempts to perform a task that requires administrative access, and the system switches the account from the standard user token to the administrative token.
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authentication
Definition
The process by which Windows 7 verifies that the identity of the person operating the computer to be the same as the user account the person is employing to gain access.
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authorization
Definition
The process by which an authenticated user is granted a specific degree of access to specific computer or data resources.
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credential prompt
Definition
In User Account Control, a screen that appears when a standard user attempts to perform a task that requires administrative privileges, and the user must supply the name and password for an account with administrative privileges.
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directory service
Definition
A collection of logical objects that represent various types of network resources, including computers, applications, users, and groups. Each object consists of attributes that contain information about the object.
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domain
Definition
A set of network resources for the use of a group of users who can authenticate to the network to gain access to those resources.
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domain controller
Definition
A Windows server with the Active Directory service installed. Each workstation computer joins the domain and is represented by a computer object. Administrators create user objects that represent human users. The main difference between a domain and a workgroup is that users log on to the domain once, rather than each computer individually.
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elevation prompt
Definition
In User Access Control, a message box that prevents unauthorized processes, such as those initiated by malware, from accessing the system using administrative privileges.
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group
Definition
A Windows entity that represents a collection of users. System administrators can create groups for any reason and with any name, and then use them just as they would a user account. Any permissions or user rights that an administrator assigns to a group are automatically inherited by all of the members of the group.
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mandatory user profile
Definition
A read-only roaming user profile.
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roaming user profile
Definition
A copy of a local user profile that is stored on a network share, so that the user can access it from any computer on the network.
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secure desktop
Definition
In User Account Control, a system state in which all desktop controls are suppressed except for an elevation or credential prompt. The object of this is to prevent malware from automating a response to the elevation or credential prompt and bypassing the human reply.
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special identity
Definition
A placeholder for a collection of users with a similar characteristic.
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User Account Control (UAC)
Definition
A Windows 7 security feature that prevents user accounts from exercising administrative privileges unless they are specifically invoked by the user.
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user profile
Definition
A collection of folders, associated with a specific user account, that contain personal documents, user-specific registry settings, Internet favorites, and other personalized information—everything that provides a user’s familiar working environment.
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user rights
Definition
A collection of specific operating system tasks, such as Shut Down the System or Allow Log on Through Terminal Services, which can only be performed by certain users designated by a system administrator.
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workgroup
Definition
A collection of computers that are all peers. A peer network is one in which every computer can function as both a server, by sharing its resources with other computers, and a client, by accessing the shared resources on other computers.
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