Jcac Module 2-1

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In order to access a Windows System, a user must first be ________________.

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Authenticated

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After the user is authenticated, verifications will take place to see if the user is _____________ to perform certain actions, e.g., logon, access files, execute applications, etc.

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Authorized

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_____________ is the process of determining whether someone is in fact who they declare to be.

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Authentication

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The ________________ key combination notifies the system of a logon attempt.

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Ctrl-Alt-Delete

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The window which shows up prior to entering a username and password to gain access to a computer system/network is called _______________.

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Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) window

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The ______________ provides a user interface that is easy to use and customize.

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Windows desktop environment

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The ____________ is the workspace of Windows.

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Graphical user interface (GUI)

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The components of the desktop include: _________, __________, & ___________.

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taskbar, start menu, desktop icons

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The ____________ displays files and programs that are currently open and running and allows a user to switch between applications.

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Taskbar

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A notification area to the right of the taskbar displays _____________, _________, & _________ that are running.

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system date, time and background applications

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The most used menu in Windows is the ______ menu.

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Start

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The start menu provides access to what?

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available programs, network places, recent documents

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For Windows 2000, which button must be clicked in order for instructions to be displayed when utilizing the "help" tool?

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Display button

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While the XP Help and Support Center is mainly ______ ________, the 2K Help menu provides the additional _____, ______, and ______ features.

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Search driven

Contents, Index, Favorites

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Provides a book like the Help menu, allowing you to read the topics of help in order.

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Contents

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Provides all Help menu topics in alphabetical order.

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Index

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Customizable for adding frequently used help instructions to the Favorites tab for quick access.

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Favorites

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Allows a user to view workgroup computers and access files and folders that have been made available across the network.

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My Network Places

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Provides for mapping of network drives and access to them through My Computer.

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My Network Places

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Stores files and folders that have been deleted from Windows Explorer or My Computer.

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Recycle Bin

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Each user has their own recycle bin stored in the ____________ folder.

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c:\recycler

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The recycler folder has ________ & _________ attributes therefore, cannot be seen by non-privileged accounts or by default.

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System & Hidden

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A component of the user profile that is used for storing personal data.

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My Documents

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Provides access to local drives, mapped network drives, and Control Panel.

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My Computer

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These are the most commonly used GUI based tools and utilities which manage files, programs, devices and system configurations.

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Windows Explorer, My Computer, Computer Management, Task Manager, and Control Panel

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This icon is used extensively to access drives, directories and files. It also provides shortcuts to Control Panel, My Documents, and My Network Places.

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My Computer

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How does My Network Places differ from My Computer?

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My Network Places doesn't contain a link to Control Panel.

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A Windows tool used to access and manage resources on the system. It evolved from a file manager that was predominately used in earlier versions of Windows.

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Windows Explorer

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What are the four ways to open Windows Explorer?

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1) Right-click My Computer and select Explore
2) Right-click Start button and select Explore
3) Click Start button and select Run... type explorer.exe and click ok
4) It is located in accessories under the start menu

Front 30

Information from Windows Explorer is displayed in how many panes?

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2

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In Windows Explorer, the ______ pane is generally used to browse and/or navigate through drives, directories, and sub-directories.

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Left

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In Windows Explorer, the ______ pane is used to view files and sub-directories.

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Right

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Windows Explorer provides several Right-Pane viewing options for files and sub-directories. They are:

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Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List, & Details

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In Windows Explorer, multiple files can be more easily views with the ____ & _____ views.

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List and Details

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In Windows Explorer, the Details view has additional _____, _____, and _____ property fields provided.

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Size, Type, and Date Modified

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The ______ view allows for adding additional fields, like Attributes, to be displayed.

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Details

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The Computer Management console consists of ____________, ___________, & __________ management utilities.

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System Tools, Storage, & Services

Front 38

What are two ways to open the Computer Management console?

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1) Right-click My Computer and select Manage
2) Click Start button and select Run... type compmgmt.msc and click Ok.

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The Computer Management console is displayed in how many panes?

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2

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In the Computer Management console, the ____ pane displays configuration options and settings for each utility.

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Right

Front 41

In the Computer Management console, the ____ pane is used to browse and select the utilities to be used.

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Left

Front 42

What is the purpose of the following areas under the Systems Tools on the Computer Management console:
Event Viewer, Shard Folders, Device Manager, Local Users & Groups, Performance Logs and Alerts, System Information (2K only)

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Event Viewer: Used to view and configure logs
Shared Folders: Used to create and manage shares, view connected users and open sessions.
Device manager: Used for hardware and driver configurations.
Local Users and Groups: Used to manage user and group accounts on the local machine.
Performance Logs and Alerts: Used to monitor system resource utilization.
System Information (2K only): Used for a wealth of information concerning computer configuration, software, and hardware resources.

Front 43

What is the purpose of the following areas under the Storage on the Computer Management console:
Removable Storage, Disk Defragmenter, Disk Management

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Removable Storage: Used for managing backup devices
Disk Defragmenter: Used for defragmenting files on a disk
Disk Management: Used for managing disks and partitions

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What is the purpose of the following areas under the Services and Applications on the Computer Management console:
Services

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Used to manage all system services

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Provides information about applications, performance and processes that are currently executing. Can also be used for performance monitoring of the system.

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Task Manager

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What are 3 ways to open the Task Manager?

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1) Right-click on the Taskbar and select Task manager.
2) Select after hitting Ctrl-Alt-Delete
3) From the Run window, type taskmgr and click ok.

Front 47

What additional tab(s) does XP have on the Task Manager?

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Networking and depending on the system's configuration, may have a Users tab as well.

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Which tab indicates open Applications and their status?

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Applications

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Which tab displays the processes and major services running on the system. It also indicates CPU % utilization and Memory Usage by default.

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Processes

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Which tab displays more detailed CPU and Memory usage?

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Performance

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Which tab displays general network utilization?

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Networking

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The path that contains the root directory and all sub directories that contain a file or directory.

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Absolute Path

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This path may also be referred to as the file path and full path.

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Absolute Path

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This is a portion of the Absolute Path, "relative to where you are" in the directory structure.

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Relative Path

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The ________ _________ Path statement may be configured to allow the use of a Relative Path from any working directory.

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Environment Variable

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In XP, what are the procedures for accessing and modifying the Environment Variable Path statement?

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1) Right-click on My Computer and select properties.
2) Under the Advanced tab of the System Properties window, select Environment Variables
3) Select Path and left-click Edit

*Note: each absolute path must be separated by a semi-colon

Front 57

The _________________ folder contains a sub directory for each user that has logged on to the system.

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Documents and Settings

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Windows 7 replaces Documents and Settings with the ___________ directory to store profiles.

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C:\Users

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When a user logs on to a system for the first time and/or does not have a profile, the settings contained in the ________ _____ profile are used to create the user's profile.

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Default User

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The ____ _______ profile may be used to add settings and programs that affect all users that log on to the system.

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All Users

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The ______________ _____________ folder contains the folders and files of installed software, like Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, etc.

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Program Files

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The ________ ______ folder contains the operating system itself.

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System Root

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The name of the System Root folder for Windows 2K & Server 2K:

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C:\WINNT

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The name of the System Root folder for XP, Windows 7, Server 2K3 & Server 2K8:

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C:\WINDOWS

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Some software may work on multiple operating system versions. To resolve the name differences, a variable ___________ may be used.

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%SystemRoot%

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___________ contains most of the built-in Windows system files, programs, and commands.

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System32

Front 67

How would you access additional viewing options, e.g., to make hidden files visible?

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1) Open a Windows Explorer window and select Tools and then Folder Options
2) Under the View tab in the Folder Options window, many different viewing options are available.

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An _________ may be defined as any characteristic of a file or directory.

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Attributes

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What are 6 file/directory attributes in Windows?

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Archive, Read-only, Hidden, System, Compression, Encryption

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An attribute that allows backup programs to know which files/directories to backup.

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A - Archive

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An attribute which protects the file/directory from being over-written or modified.

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R - Read-only

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An attribute that hides a file/directory from standard directory listings and common users.

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H - Hidden

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An attribute which identifies a file as a System file, generally protecting it from common user access.

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S - System

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An attribute which identifies a file/directory as compressed (NTFS only)

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C - Compression

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An attribute which identifies a file/directory as encrypted (NTFS only)

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E - Encryption

Front 76

To view the attributes of files/directories using Windows Explorer, which view must be used?

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Details

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This Windows command copies the original file/directory with the intention of creating a duplicate of it elsewhere. The original file/directory is left intact.

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Copy

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This Windows command is the same as the copy command, except the original file/directory is deleted, leaving only the duplicate in its new location.

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Move

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The __________ is a Windows component that transparently stores the data Copied or Cut.

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Clipboard

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What happens to a file/directory that is left-click dragged to a location on the same drive?

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The file/directory is moved

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What happens to a file/directory that is left-click dragged to a location on a different drive?

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The file/directory is copied

Front 82

What are the 3 main types of User accounts for Windows?

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Built-in, Local, Domain

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Every Windows system has an _____________ and _________ account, which cannot be deleted.

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Administrator and Guest

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This Built-in Windows account has many more privileges than the average user account and cannot be disabled.

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Administrator

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This Built-in Windows account is intended for temporary access.

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Guest

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This Windows account can be authenticated by the local machine.

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Local Account

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Local account credentials are maintained in a local database called the _____________.

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Security Accounts Manager (SAM)

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Account that is authenticated by a Domain Controller.

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Domain Account

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Domain account credentials are maintained in a database called _____________.

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Active Directory

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A ___________ is a collection of computers that share common configurations, resources, and security principles that are maintained in the Active Directory.

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Domain

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In the workgroup model, each Windows system is considered to be _____________.

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"Standalone"

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In a workgroup model, each system maintains a built-in Administrator and Guest account in its SAM as ______ accounts.

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Local

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In a domain environment, Active Directory also maintains a built-in Administrator and Guest account, but as _______ accounts.

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Domain

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Local user account management may be performed by using the _____________________ utility within the Computer Management console.

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"Local Users and Groups"

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The Local Users and Groups utility contains two folders, ______ & ________.

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Users and Groups