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Active Directory (AD)
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The directory service included with Windows Server 2003 that provides a single point of administration, authentication, and storage for user, group, and computer objects.
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Forest
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A collection of Active Directory trees that do not necessarily share a contiguous DNS naming convention but do share a common global catalog and schema.
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Forest root domain
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The first domain created with the Active Directory structure.
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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An access protocol that defines how users can access or update directory service objects.
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Member Server
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A windows Server 2003 system that has a computer account in a domain, but is not configured as a domain controller.
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Organizational Unit
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An Active Directory logical container used to organize objects within a single domain. Objects such as users, groups, computers, and other OUs can be stored within a OU container.
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Site
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A combination of one or more Internet Protocol subnets connected by a high-speed link.
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Software Update Services
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Microsoft software that allows security patches and updates to be deployed from a centralized server.
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Driver signing
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A digital signature that Microsoft incorporates into driver and system files as a way to verify the files and to ensure that they are not inappropriately overwritten.
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File Signature Verification
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A utility used to identify unsigned system and driver files, that provides information such as the file name, location, modification date, and version number.
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Hardware Profile
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A set of instructions telling the operating system which devices to start and drivers to load when a computer starts.
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Uninterpretable Power Supply
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A device built into electrical equipment or a separate device that provides immediate battery power to equipment during a power failure or brownout.
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Windows Server Catalog
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The main listing of hardware devices that have been certified to function with Windows Server 2003, and officially carry the "Designed for Windows Server 2003" logo
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Active Directory Users and Catalog
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An Active Directory MMC tool that allows you to create various objects such as OUs, user accounts, groups, computers, and contacts.
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Group Policy
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Enables the centralized management of user desktop setting, desktop and domain security, and the deployment and management of software throughout your network.
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Kerberos v5
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The primary authentication protocol used in Active Directory domain environments.
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Roaming profile
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A user profile stored on a centralized server that allows a user access a network.
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User Account
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An object that is stored in Active Directory that represents all of the information that defines a physical user who has access permissions to the network.
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User Account Template
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An special user account configured with settings that are copied in order to simplify the creation of user accounts with common settings.
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Authentication
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The process by which a user's identity is validated, which is subsequently used to grant or deny access to network resources.
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NT LAN Manager
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The challenge-response protocol that is used for authentication purposes with operating systems running Windows NT or earlier.
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Object
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A collection of attributes that represents items within Active Directory such as users, groups, computers, and printers.
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Security Accounts Manager
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The local security and accounts database on a Windows 2003 standalone and member server.
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Paging File
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Disk space, in the form of a file (pagefiles.sys), for use when memory requirements exceed the available RAM.
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Virtual Memory
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Disk storage used to extend the capacity of the physical RAM installed in a computer.
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