A new security feature introduced with Windows Vista that displays a dialog box each time a user attempts to perform an action that can be done only in admin privilages
What is User Account Control (UAC)
100
area to the right of the taskbar that holds the icons for running services
What is system tray
100
A command to organize fragmented files on the drive
What is defragmentation (defrag)
100
This is a file that is the portion of an OS that is responsible for interacting with the hardware
What is kernel
100
A type of infestation that hides or disguises itself as a useful program, yet is designed to cause damage when executed
What is Trojan horse
200
The minimum amount of (RAM) memory that it takes to install Vista
What is 512
200
Another term for directory or subdirectory
What is a folder
200
If You cannot reach a server. Which utility would allow you to find where the problem is?
What is IPCONFIG
200
A database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information
What is the Registry
200
A network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables
What is Hub
300
Vista user interface that provides an attractive, glass-themed environmen
What is Aero
300
Software that controls a computer
What is operating system (OS)
300
A snapshot of the Windows system state, usually made before installation of new hardware or applications.
What is restore point
300
It uses hard drive space as memory to increase the total amount of memory available.... and is stored in a paging file named Pagefile.sys.
What is virtual memory
300
The server that manages dynamically assigned IP addresses to computers on a network when they first access the network
What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server
400
has replaced recovery console in Vista?
What is WINDOWS RE
400
A program stored on the hard drive that tells the computer how to communicate with an input/output device such as a printer or modem
What is device driver
400
Useful tool to determine the source of a performance drain on the system.
What is Reliability and Performance Monitor
400
three-character portion of the name of a file that is used to identify the file type. In command lines, the it follows the filename and is separated from it by a period.
What is file extention
400
A data encryption standard compliant with the IEEE802.11i standard that uses the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) protocol. --->is currently the strongest wireless encryption standard
What is WPA2 (WiFi Protected Access 2)
500
Vista edition which has limited features and is intended for developing nations
What is Vista Starter
500
The layer of the kernel closest to the hardware
What is HAL (hardware abstraction layer)
500
A nap-in that that can be set to launch a task or program at a future time, including at startup
What is Task Scheduler
500
Configuration information files for Windows. System.ini is one of the most important Windows 9x/Me initialization files
What are initialization files
500
A utility in Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise editions that is used to lock down a hard drive by encrypting the entire Vista volume and any other volume on the drive.