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Chapter 14
Ch 14 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrative Tools | A group of tools accessed through Control Panel used to manage the local computer or other computers on the network |
| clean boot | A process of starting Windows with a basic set of drivers and startup programs that can be useful when software does not install properly |
| Computer Management | A Windows console (compmgmt.msc) that contains several administrative tools used by support technicians to manage the local computer or other computers on the network |
| default program | A program associated with a file extension that is used to open the file |
| Event Viewer | A Windows utility that enables you to browse and manage event logs |
| executive services | In Windows, a group of components running in kernel mode that interfaces between the subsystems in user mode and the HAL |
| file association | The association between a data file and an application to open the file; this association is determined by the file extension |
| HAL (hardware abstraction layer) | The low-level part of Windows, written specifically for each CPU technology, so that only the HAL must change when platform components change |
| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) | A Windows registry key that stores information to determine which application is opened when the user double-clicks a file |
| HKEY_CURRENT_ CONFIG (HKCC) | A Windows registry key that contains information about the hardware configuration that is used by the computer at startup |
| HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) | A Windows registry key that contains data about the current user. The key is built when a user logs on using data kept in HKEY_USERS key and data kept in the Ntuser.dat file on the current user |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) | An important Windows registry key that contains hardware, software, and security data. The key is built using data taken from the SAM hive, the Security hive, the Software hive, the System hive, and from data collected at startup about the hardware |
| HKEY_USERS (HKU) | A Windows registry key that contains data about all users and is taken from the Default hive |
| kernel mode | A Windows "privileged" processing mode that has access to hardware components |
| Memory Diagnostics | A Windows utility (mdsched.exe) used to test memory |
| Microsoft Management Console (MMC) | A Windows utility to build customized consoles. These consoles can be saved to a file with an .msc file extension |
| Performance Monitor | A Microsoft Management Console snap-in that can track activity by hardware and software to measure performance |
| Process | A program that is running under the authority of the shell, together with the system resources assigned to it |
| Registry | A database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information |
| Resource Monitor | A Windows tool that monitors the performance of the processor, memory, hard drive, and network |
| Safe Mode | The technique of launching Windows with a minimum configuration, eliminating third-party software, and reducing Windows startup to only essential processes. The technique can sometimes launch Windows when a normal Windows startup is corrupted |
| secondary logon | Using administrator privileges to perform an operation when you are not logged on with an account that has these privileges |
| Services console | A console used by Windows to stop, start, and manage automated background software used by Windows and applications |
| Shell | The portion of an OS that relates to the user and applications |
| System Configuration | A Windows utility (Msconfig.exe) that can identify what processes are launches at startup and can temporarily disable a process from loading |
| System File Checker (SFC) | A Windows utility that verifies and, if necessary, refreshes a Windows system file, replacing it with one kept in a cache of current system files or downloaded from the Internet with the help of Windows Updates |
| Task Manager | A Windows utility (Taskmgr.exe) that lets you view the application and processes running on your computer as well as information about process and memory performance, network activity, and user activity |
| Task Scheduler | A Windows tools that can set a task or program to launch at a future time, including at startup |
| Thread | A single task, such as the printing of a file, that a running program (process) requests from the kernel |
| user mode | In Windows, a mode that provides an interface between an application and the OS, and only has access to hardware resources through the code running in kernel mode |
| user profile namespace | The group of folder and subfolders in the C:\Users folder that belong to a specific user account and contain the user profile. |
| virtual memory | A method whereby the OS uses the hard drive as though it were RAM |
| Windows Tools | Windows Tools is a Control Panel folder (applet) that includes 32 different built-in utilities. You can open Task Manager, Disk Clean-up, Command Prompt, PowerShell, Registry Editor, Run, Character Map, and more from this location. |
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