Policy linked to the Domain Controllers OU. Its settings affect all domain controllers in the domain.
What is Default Domain Controller Policy
100
Files used to generate the user interface for the Group Policy settings that can be set using the Group Policy Management Editor
What is Administrative Templates
100
Folder located in the Policies subfolder of the SYSVOL share that stores policy settings, such as security settings in a script file.
What is Group Policy Template
100
Process of applying Group Policy to all domains and the child objects contained within them.
What is GPO inheritance
100
Loopback Processing option. After all user policies run, the computer policy settings are reapplied, which allows all current GPO settings to merge with the reapplied computer policy settings.
What is Merge
200
Policy linked to the domain. Its settings affect all users and computers in the domain.
What is Default Domain Policy
200
Method of processing multiple scripts at the same time without waiting for the outcome of a previously launched script to occur.
What is asynchronous processing
200
Active Directory object that stores the properties of the Group Policy Object.
What is Group Policy Container
200
Process that applies Group Policy settings to various containers within Active Directory.
What is linking
200
New feature in Windows Vista whereby administrators can specify a different local GPO for administrators and create specific GPO settings for one or more local users configured on a workstation.
What is multiple local GPOs (MLGPO)
300
Type of Group Policy Object associated with a domain.
What is domain GPO
300
Setting on a container object, such as a site, domain, or organizational unit, that will block all policies from parent containers from flowing to this container.
What is Block Policy Inheritance?
300
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to view and modify Group Policies and their permissions.
What is Group Policy Management Console
300
Type of Group Policy Object associated with the local computer.
What is local GPO
300
Subcategory of Group Policy settings.
What is node
400
Setting on an individual GPO link that forces a particular GPO’s settings to flow down through the Active Directory without being blocked by any child organizational units.
What is Enforce
400
Single location in the SYSVOL directory containing Administrative Templates with the .admx extension.
What is Central Store
400
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that is used to create and modify Group Policies and their settings.
What is Group Policy Management Editor
400
Group Policy option that provides an alternative method of obtaining the ordered list of GPO's to be processed for the user. When set to "Enabled", this setting has two options: Merge and Replace.
What is Loopback Processing
400
This feature works with Folder Redirection to provide the ability to cache files locally, thereby allowing files to be available even when the network is inaccessible.
What is offline file storage
500
Setting that allows files to be redirected to a network drive for backup and makes them accessible from anywhere on the network.
What is Folder Redirection
500
Group Policy setting that enables administrators to customize the configuration of a user’s desktop, environment, and security settings. Enforced policies are based on the computer used.
What is Computer Configuration
500
Objects that contain all of the Group Policy settings that will be implemented on all user and computer objects within a site, domain, or OU.
What is Group Policy Object
500
Sequence used to process policies: Local Policies, Site Policies, Domain Policies, and then the Organizational Unit Policies.
What is LSDOU
500
Processing method whereby each policy must be read and applied completely before the next policy can be invoked.