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Account Lockout Policies:
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A security policy used to specify how many invalid log-on attempts should be tolerated before a user account is locked out.
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Active Directory:
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A directory service available with the Windows 2003 Servers platforms. It stores info. in a central database and allows user to have a single user account (called a domain user account) for the network.
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APIPA:
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A feature of Windows operating systems that enables DHCP client to self configure an IP address and sub net mask automatically when a DHCP server is unavailable.
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Basic Storage:
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A disk-storage system supported in Windows that consists of primary partitions, extended partitions and logical drives.
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Check Disk Utility:
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Windows utility that checks a hard disk for errors. It attempts to fix file-system error and scans for and attempts to recover bad sectors.
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Convert:
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Command-line utility for changing the file system of a FAT16/FAT32 hard drive to NTFS with no loss of data.
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Data Compression:
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An advanced attribute of the NTFS file system used to reduce the amount of space that files and folders occupy on a partition or volume.
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Data Recovery Agent:
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A user account capable of gaining access to EFS-encrypted files encrypted by other users. In a domain environment, the domain Administrator account is the default data recover agent.
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Default Gateway:
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An address that is required when a client needs to communicate outside of its own sub-net. A router or another server.
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Disk Cleanup Utility:
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A windows utility used to identify files that can be deleted to free additional hard disk space.
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Disk De-fragmentation:
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Tools that can be used to keep the user's computer running smoothly. The hard disk becomes fragmented as users deleted files, move files, delete and install programs and applications, and empty the Recycle Bin.
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Disk Management:
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The GUI interface utility in Windows XP for managing hard drives. You create partitions, format drives and other administrative duties to install drives.
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Dynamic Disk:
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The drive division method that employs volumes, It is a new standard supported only by Windows XP and Windows 2003.
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Encrypting File System:
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A security feature of NTFS under Windows XP that allows files., folders, or entire drives to be encrypted. Once encrypted, only the user account that enabled the encryption has the proper privet key to decrypt and access the secured object.
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Hot Swapping:
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The ability of a device to be plugged into or remove from a computer while the computer power is still on.
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NTFS Permission:
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A set of access restrictions available on hard drives formatted with the NTFS file system. Files and folders permission include Read, Write, List Folder Content, Read and Execute, Modify and Full control.
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Offline Files:
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Windows feature that allow network folders and files to be stored on Windows XP clients. User can access network files even if the network location is not available.
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Organizational Unit:
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An Active Directory logical container used to organize objects within a single domain. Object such ass user, group, computers, and other OU's can be stored within an OU container.
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Password Policies:
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Setting used to enforced security requirements on a computer regarding user log-on options. They are set on a per-computer basis and cannot be configured for specific users.
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Primary Partition:
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A type of partition on a basic disk that can be marked as active. There can be up to four on any single physical disk.
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Router:
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A device that connects more then one physical network, or segments of a network, using IP routing software. As packets reach the router, the routers read them and forwards them to their destinations, or to another router.
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Security Configuration and Analysis Tool:
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An MMC snap-in that allows an administrator to compare the configuration of a Windows Server 2003 systems to settings stored in a security template and to apply template settings if necessary.
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Shared Folders:
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A data resource container that has been made available over the network to authorized network clients.
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Spanned Volume:
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A dynamic disk volume that consists of disk space on 2 to 32 drives. These are used to increase the size of the volume. Data is written sequentially, filling space on one physical drive before writing to space next drive in the set.
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Striped Volume:
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A drive configuration of two or more parts (up to 32) of one or more drive or two or more entire drives (up to 32).
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