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Chapter 12 Terms

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Blue Screen Error   See Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)  
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Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)   Windows error that occors in Kernel mode, is displayed against a blue screen, and causes the system to halt. Error might be caused by problems with Devices, Device drivers, or a corrupted Windows Installation. Also called "Stop Error"  
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Component Services (AKA COM+)   A Microsoft Management Console snap-in that can be used to register components used by installed applications.  
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Data Sources Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)   A tool in the Administrative Tools group that is used to allow data files to be connected to applications they normally would not use.  
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Default Program   A program associated with a file extension.  
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File Association   The association between a data file and an application that is determined by the file extention  
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Problem Reports and Solutions   A windows utility that provides a list of current and past problems associated with a computer.  
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Regsvr32   A utility that is used to register component services used by an installed application.  
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Secondary Logon   Using administrative provilages to perform an operation when you are not logged on with an account that has these privileges.  
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System File Checker (SFC)   See SFC (System File checker) A tool in Windows to verify the version of all system files when windows loads. Can repair damaged system files.  
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Taskkill   Windows Utility for stopping or killing a process or program currently running.  
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Tasklist   Windows Utility for listing all currently running processes. Similar to Task Manager.  
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