Chapter 11 Terms
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| Administrative Tools | A group of tools accessed through the Control Panel that you can use to manage the Local Computer or other comtuers on the network.
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| Computer Management (Compmgmnt.msc) | A Windows concole that contains several tools used by technicians to manage a computer.
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| Console | A window that consolidates several Windows tools.
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| Data Collector Set | A utility in Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor that is used to create a set of counters to collect data about the system to measure performance.
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| Event Viewer (Eventvwr.msc) | A tool used to troubleshoot problems with Windows, applications, and hardware.
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| Executive Services | Windows group of components running in kernel mode that interfaces between the subsytems in user mode and the HAL.
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| HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) | Low level part of Windows, written specifically for each CPU technology, so hat only the HAL must change when platform components change.
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| HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) | Windows Registry key that stores information to determine which application is opened when the user double-clicks on a file.
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| HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC) | Windows Registry key that contains information about the hardware configuration that is used by the computer at startup
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) | Windows Registry key that contains data about the current user. key is built when a user logs on using data kept in the HKEY_Users key.
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) | Windows registry key that contains hardware software and security data. Built with info taken from SAM Hive. Security Hive, Software hive, and System hive upon startup.
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| HKEY_USERS (HKU) | Windows registry key that contains data about all users and is taken from the Default hive.
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| Kernel | The portion of an OS that is responsible for interacting with the hardware.
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| Kernel Mode | Windows "Privileged" processing mode that has access to hardware components.
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| Microsoft Management Console (MMC) | Windows utility to build customized consoles. The Consoles can be saved to a file with an .msc extension.
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| Performance Information and Tools | Windows utility that provides information to evaluate the performance of a system and to adjust windows for best performance.
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| Process | A program that is running under the authority of the chell, together with the system resources assigned to it.
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| ReadyBoost | a Windows utility that uses a flash drive or secure digital (SD) memory card to boost hard drive performance
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| Performance Monitor | Microsoft management console snap-in that can track activity by hardware and software to measure performance.
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| Registry | A database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information.
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| Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) | The Windows utility used to edit the Windows registry
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| Reliability and Performance Monitor (Perfmom.msc) | A windows utility that collects, records, and displays events (data collector sets), that can help track the performance and reliability of Windows. Known in Windows XP as "System Monitor".
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| Reliability Monitor | A windows utility that provides information about problems and errors that happen over time.
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| Resource Monitor | Windows tool that monitors the performance of the processor, memory, hard drive and network.
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| Services Console | A console used by Windows to stop, start, and manage background services used by Windows and applications.
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| Shell | The portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications.
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| Snap-ins | A windows utility that can be installed in a console window by Microsoft Management Console.
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| System Configuration (Msconfig.exe) | Windows utility that can identify what process are launched at startup and can temporarily disable a process from loading.
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| System Monitor | The Windows XP performance monitor
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| Task Manager (Taskmgr.exe) | Windows utility that lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer as well as information about the process, memory usage, cpu usage, network activity and user activity.
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| Task Scheduler | Windows tool that can set a tast or program to launch at a future time, including at startup.
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| Thread | A single task that is part of a longer tast or request from a program.
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| User Mode | Windows mode that provides an interface between an application and the OS. Only ahas access to the hardware resources through code running in the kernel.
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