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Operating Systems Chapter 11 Vocab

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show A group of utilities in Windows Control Panel that are used by technicians and developers to support Windows.  
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Clean Boot   show
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Computer Management   show
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show An Event Viewer event type that indicates a problem occurred with a critical Windows process.  
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DirectX   show
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show The command to display information about hardware and diagnose problems with DirectX.  
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Event Viewer   show
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Executive Services   show
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show A component of the kernel which is closest to the hardware, and built in Windows based on the type of CPU installed.  
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)   show
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HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)   show
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)   show
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)   show
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HKEY_USERS (HKU)   show
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Kernel   show
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show Operates with more power than the shell in communicating with hardware devices.  
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Mirosoft Management Console   show
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show A Windows 8 option to extend the desktop taskbar across both monitors.  
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Multiple Monitor Misalignment   show
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Multiple Monitor Orientation   show
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Native Resolution   show
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show A Windows Utility snap-in that can track activity by hardware and software to measure performance.  
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show A Windows Utility in Administrator tools available only in Professional and Business Edition installations that is used to monitor and manage printer queues for all printers on the network.  
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Process   show
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show A Windows tool to use a flash drive or SD memory card to boost hard drive performance by using it as a flash memory buffer to speed up HDD access time.  
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show The number of times the monitor refreshes the screen in one second.  
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Registry   show
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show A Windows Utility in Administrator tools that is used to backup and edit the Windows Registry.  
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show A Windows Utility for Windows Vista that is an earlier version of Windows 8/7 Performance Monitor.  
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show Used in the Action Center to find out what changes were made to the system around the time a problem occurred.  
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Resolution   show
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Service Console (services.msc)   show
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Shell   show
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Snap-ins   show
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show A Microsoft Utility used to temporarily disable programs from launching at startup.  
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Task Manager (taskmgr.exe)   show
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show A Windows Utility in Administrator tools that is used to launch a task or program at a future time, including at startup.  
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show A single task created by a process when requesting resources.  
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show Operates several subsystems to make up the shell and has only limited access to system information and can access hardware only through other OS services.  
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