a graphical or command line tool used to perform some aspect of system configuration
the system's memory that holds information the CPU will be working on soon or is working on now
What is RAM
the three finger salute
What is pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del simultaneously
lets you change command prompt's colors, font sizes and such
What is click the icon on the top left of the window
It means you give a user the privileges they need but nothing more
What is the principle of least privilege?
Two utilities that provide applets used to configure settings in Windows 10
it refers to storage locations like a hard drive or optical disk
What is mass storage
a utility that shows the user what is using resources on the system and allows the user to kick other users off or end processes (programs)
what is task manager
The Windows user interface that doesn't use a menu or icons. You have to type what you want it to do.
what is command prompt
It pops up and requests a password to provide an extra level of security in a computer system
What is User Account Control
the different management interfaces that can be added to a console
What is a snap-in
how to find virtual memory settings
What is right click this PC, go to properties and advanced system settings
the command line command for terminating a process like what task manager does
What is taskkill
the name of the program that launches the command prompt
what is cmd.exe
It means that you are working as an administrator and can do thing other users can't
What are elevated privileges
Task Scheduler, event viewer, shared folders, local users & groups, performance, device manager, disk management and services
What are the tools in the Computer Management console
What is Disk Management
they're programs that run in the background but you can start and stop them from several different utilities
What is a service?
the most common Linux version of a CLI (Command Line Interface)
What is Bash (Bourne Again SHell)
a user account that is only on one computer, not a Microsoft or domain account
What is a local account?
a huge database with 5 hives that holds the configuration for all the hardware, software and users in a Windows computer system
What is the registry
the name of the file on a hard drive that holds the virtual memory
What is pagefile.sys
a program that lets you create an action to run based on time of day. It can be repeating or one time.
What is task scheduler
In a windows system, it's how you stop a command that is running at the command prompt
What is Ctrl plus C keys
It's the place other than the Users Applet where users and groups can be added and managed
What is the Users and Groups snap-in