Operating System terms starting with C

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Cache A type a computer memory that temporarily stores frequently used information for quick access.
CEIP A Microsoft program that invites customers to provide Microsoft with more detailed information about how the software is used including the type and…
certificate Digital signature combining data verification and encryption key. See PKI Digital Signature.
Certificate Services A software service that issues certificates for a particular certification authority (CA).
change log The log where the quorum resource stores data. This data is maintained by the clustering software.
Child Object An object that resides in another object. A child object implies relation. For example, a file is a child object that resides in a folder, which is the…
Claim Your request for the insurance company to pay you an amount under the terms of your policy.
claim mapping The act of mapping, removing or filtering, or passing claims between various claim sets.
claims-aware application A Microsoft ASP .NET application that performs authorization based on the claims that are present in an Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)…
Classes Component defining object types within Active Directory.
classic Administrative template A token-based file used to describe Group Policy setting information.
classic Administrative templates A collection of .adm files that provides Group Policy setting information for the items that appear in the Classic Administrative Templates folder in the…
clear key The key that is stored unencrypted on the disk volume. This key is used to freely access the volume master key, and in turn, the full volume encryption…
client account partner discovery Web page The Web page that is used to interact with a user to determine which account partner the user belongs to when Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)…
client authentication certificate In AD FS, a certificate that federation server proxies use to authenticate a client to the Federation Service.
client logoff Web page When Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) performs a logoff operation, a Web page that is executed to provide visual feedback to the user that the…
client logon Web page When AD FS collects client credentials, a Web page that is executed to perform the user interaction.
cluster Clusters are fixed length blocks of bytes that store data for Microsoft operating systems.
cluster log A trace log of Cluster service events and activities on a node.
Cluster service The essential software component that controls all aspects of server cluster or failover cluster operation and manages the cluster configuration database.
cluster storage Storage where one or more attached disks hold data used either by server applications running on the cluster or by applications for managing the cluster.
cluster-aware application An application that can run on a cluster node and that can be managed as a cluster resource.
cluster-unaware application An application that can run on a cluster node and be managed as a cluster resource but that does not support the Cluster API.
Cluster.exe A command-line utility that is used as an alternative to Failover Cluster Management to administer clusters from the command prompt.
clustered instance A group of resources in a failover cluster that are handled as a unit of failover.
command-line program A program that runs from the command line.
command-line tool A program that runs from the command line.
compliant computer A computer that meets the NAP health requirements of a network. Only NAP-enabled computers can be compliant.
Computers A directory object such as a University owned CPU that an OU administrator supports.
Configuration partition (in Active Directory) The configuration directory partition holds information about an entire Active Directory forest, including replication scheduling and site-related…
Configuration partition (in ADAM) The configuration directory partition holds information about ADAM replication scheduling and replica sets, information that defines the other partitions…
Configuration set A set of AD LDS instances that share and replicate their configuration and schema partitions and can also be configured to share and replicate application…
consent prompt A dialog box that appears when a user is requested to confirm whether an administrative process should be permitted to start.
Container In the Exchange Administrator program, an object that contains other objects. For example, the Recipients container is composed of recipient objects.
contiguous namespace A domain namespace in which all computers use the Active Directory domain name as their primary Domain Name System (DNS) suffix.
credential prompt A dialog box that appears when a user is requested to confirm whether an administrative process should be permitted to start.
Cryptographic Algorithm A mathematical function used for encryption and decryption. Most cryptographic algorithms are based on a substitution cipher, a transposition cipher, or a…
csvde A command-line tool for importing and exporting directory contents, such as schema definitions and directory objects, that are stored as comma-separated…
Customer Experience Improvement Program A Microsoft program that invites customers to provide Microsoft with more detailed information about how the software is used including the type and…