Connectors
This is the most commonly supported video connector
VGA
Beginning in Win10, this program allows you to control which applications automatically start with windows.
taskmgr (startup tab)
x86 indicates this type of system.
32-bit
This is the type of installation done when a technician "fully wipes and re-installs windows".
Clean/Custom
This brand name item helps recover missing laptops.
LoJack
This video connector also carries audio.
HDMI/DP
This application included with windows allows you to log detailed performance information.
perfmon
northbridge
This is the term used when a user's data is moved from one installation to another.
migration
This fills the gaps between a chip and a heatsink.
thermal paste
This is the larger of the two audio connectors discussed.
1/4 in
This windows software feature allows for full volume encryption.
Bitlocker
This is the bridge to which the BIOS is connected
Southbridge
This type of installation results in the ability to select which operating system you'd like to load at startup.
Multiboot
This process checks physical hardware at startup.
POST
This connector is common today to connect HDDs with a cable.
SATA
This windows feature encrypts only certain files and folders.
EFS
This is the name of the system that does not use northbridge/southbridge.
SoC (System on a Chip)
This is the "bitness" an x64 system can be in-place upgraded to.
64-bit
These are the two types of bios passwords and their purposes.
user (load os), supervisor (load os and make bios changes)
This is the 4 pin female plastic connector with one angled edge often used to power optical drives.
molex
These are 3 of the 4 ways we discussed to access taskmgr.
start > taskmgr / win+r taskmgr
right click the taskbar > taskmgr
ctrl+alt+del > taskmgr
ctrl+alt+esc
pci-e is connected to this "bridge"
northbridge
These are the filenames (and filetype) windows will look for to automatically fill in the questions during installation.
unattend/autounattend.xml
These are all 5 motherboard form factors in order from smallest to largest.
pico itx, nano itx, mini itx, micro atx, atx