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Operating System terms

501. statement of health A declaration from a client computer that asserts the computer's health status.
502. statement of health response The validation of a statement of health (SoH) that a system health validator (SHV) produces and sends to the NAP administration server.
503. STS See Sequence\-tagged site.
504. Synchronization For data streams, the process whereby a received set of data is placed in one to one correspondence with the data assumed to have been transmitted.
505. SYSKEY A tool used to configure the startup key, a random, 128-bit, symmetric cryptographic key created at system startup and used to encrypt all of the user`s…
506. system health agent A client software component that declares a client's health state (by providing a statement of health) to a NAP agent.
507. system health validator A server software counterpart to a system health agent (SHA). A system health validator verifies the statement of health (SoH) made by its respective SHA.
508. system volume The first volume that is accessed when a computer starts up. This volume contains the hardware-specific files that are required to load Windows and…
509. target computer The computer that will be distributed to customers on which you install Windows.
510. TCG The organization that sets standards for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) use and interface.
511. terminal server The physical server running Terminal Services; a computer on which the Terminal Server role service is installed.
512. terminal server farm A group of computers, known as nodes, or terminal servers working together as a single system to ensure that mission-critical applications and resources…
513. Terminal Services A server role that provides multi-user access to applications and desktops for non-admin purposes; provides technologies that enable users to access…
514. Terminal Services client access license A license that is required for a user or a device to connect to a terminal server.
515. Terminal Services Configuration Terminal Services management snap-in that you can use to configure settings for new connections, modify the settings of existing connections, and delete…
516. Terminal Services connection authorization policy A policy that allows the administrator to specify who can connect to a TS Gateway server.
517. Terminal Services Easy Print A printer driver in Terminal Services that simplifies the administration overhead to enable printing to supported clients.
518. Terminal Services Gateway A role service that enables authorized remote users to connect to resources on an internal corporate or private network, from any Internet-connected…
519. Terminal Services license server A computer on which the TS Licensing role service is installed. A license server issues TS CALs to users or devices that connect to a terminal server.
520. Terminal Services Licensing A Terminal Services role service that manages the Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs).
521. Terminal Services licensing mode A mode that determines the type of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that a terminal server will request from a license server on behalf…
522. Terminal Services Manager Terminal Services management snap-in that is used to view information about and monitor users, sessions, processes, and devices on terminal servers that…
523. Terminal Services Per Device client access license One of the two types of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that permits one device (used by any user) to connect to a terminal server.
524. Terminal Services Per User client access license One of the two types of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that permits one user to access terminal servers from an unlimited number of…
525. Terminal Services RemoteApp A feature in Windows Server 2008 that enables the user to access a program remotely through Terminal Services but have it appear as if it is running on…
526. Terminal Services resource authorization policy A policy that allows an administrator to specify the network resources that users can connect to through a TS Gateway server.
527. Terminal Services Session Broker A Terminal Services role service in Windows Server 2008 that enables a user to load balance sessions in a terminal server farm.
528. Terminal Services Web Access A Terminal Services role service that makes RemoteApp programs and a connection to the terminal server's desktop accessible to users from a Web browser.
529. Token See definition for: access token
530. token-signing certificate An X509 certificate whose associated public/private key pair is used by federation servers to digitally sign all security tokens that they produce.
531. TPM Technical Performance Measurement.
532. Transitive trust The trust relationship that inherently exists between Windows 2000 and/or Windows Server 2003 domains in a domain tree or forest, or between trees in a…
533. Tree Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics.
534. trust relationship A logical relationship established between domains to allow pass-through authentication, in which a trusting domain honors the logon authentications of a…
535. Trusted Computing Group The organization that sets standards for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) use and interface.
536. Trusted Platform Module Security hardware that provides a hardware-based root of trust and can be leveraged to provide a variety of cryptographic services, such as early-boot…
537. TS CAL A license that is required for a user or a device to connect to a terminal server.
538. TS CAP A policy that allows the administrator to specify who can connect to a TS Gateway server.
539. TS Gateway A role service that enables authorized remote users to connect to resources on an internal corporate or private network, from any Internet-connected…
540. TS Gateway Manager A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) console on a TS Gateway server that administrators can use to configure Terminal Services connection authorization…
541. TS Gateway server A server on which the Terminal Services Gateway role service is installed. Users connect to network resources on an internal corporate or private network…
542. TS Gateway server farm A group of TS Gateway servers that have been configured to function correctly using a load balancing solution that is in place.
543. TS Gateway-managed computer group A list of network resources (computers) on an internal corporate or private network that users can access through a TS Gateway server.
544. TS Licensing Manager Terminal Services management tool for installing, issuing, and monitoring Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) on a Terminal Services…
545. TS Per Device CAL One of the two types of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that permits one device (used by any user) to connect to a terminal server.
546. TS Per User CAL One of the two types of Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that permits one user to access terminal servers from an unlimited number of…
547. TS RemoteApp A feature in Windows Server 2008 that enables the user to access a program remotely through Terminal Services but have it appear as if it is running on…
548. TS RemoteApp Manager A Terminal Services management snap-in for managing RemoteApp programs.
549. TS Session Broker A Terminal Services role service in Windows Server 2008 that enables a user to load balance sessions in a terminal server farm.
550. TS Web Access A Terminal Services role service that makes RemoteApp programs and a connection to the terminal server's desktop accessible to users from a Web browser.
551. TS Web Access Administration An option on the Administrative Tools menu that opens the TS Web Access Web site for administrative purposes.
552. two-way trust A trust relationship between two domains in which both domains trust each other. For example, domain A trusts domain B, and domain B trusts domain A.
553. two-way trust relationship A trust relationship between two domains in which both domains trust each other. For example, domain A trusts domain B, and domain B trusts domain A.
554. UAC A security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to a computer, by asking user for permission or administrator credentials before performing…
555. UAC access token An access token with the least administrative privileges required for the session.
556. UAC user A user account in the Users group that has a full privilege access token. The standard user is not an administrator and is not a member of any local…
557. UI User interface. Refers to the controls, buttons and on-screen elements by which the player interacts with the game world.
558. UI Privilege Isolation A window manager subsystem that blocks applications at a lower UI privilege level from sending messages to or hooking threads belonging to processes with…
559. UI privilege level The integrity level that is stored in the access token of a process and that is used by the UI Privilege Isolation (UIPI) feature to determine if an…
560. UIA The accessibility model for Microsoft Windows that programmatically gathers information about an application's User Interface (UI) elements and exposes it…
561. UIAutomation The accessibility model for Microsoft Windows that programmatically gathers information about an application's User Interface (UI) elements and exposes it…
562. UIPI A window manager subsystem that blocks applications at a lower UI privilege level from sending messages to or hooking threads belonging to processes with…
563. unattend.xml A file that automates Windows Setup. This file enables the configuration of Windows settings, the addition and removal of components, and many Windows…
564. Uniform Resource Identifier A character string used to identify a resource (such as a file) from anywhere on the Internet by type and location.
565. unseal For BitLocker Drive Encryption, the process that a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) uses to decrypt data in a sealed binary large object (BLOB) to reveal the…
566. UPN User Principal Name, composed of the username along with a global forest root name. Ex.: name.surname@tandt.com
567. URI A character string used to identify a resource (such as a file) from anywhere on the Internet by type and location.
568. User Account Contains information such as the user name, password, group membership, and permissions. [Exchange 5.5]
569. User Account Control A security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to a computer, by asking user for permission or administrator credentials before performing…
570. user interface The portion of a program with which a user interacts. Types of user interfaces include command-line interfaces, menu-driven interfaces, and graphical user…
571. User Interface Privilege Isolation A window manager subsystem that blocks applications at a lower UI privilege level from sending messages to or hooking threads belonging to processes with…
572. user interface privilege level The integrity level that is stored in the access token of a process and that is used by the UI Privilege Isolation (UIPI) feature to determine if an…
573. Users A directory Object such as University staff, students, guests, and faculty.
574. verification certificate A certificate that represents the public-key portion of a token-signing certificate.
575. Virtualization A feature that allows standard users to run applications that normally write to per-computer files and registry keys.
576. Volume Volume is the number of shares traded in a company's stock or in an entire market over a specified period, typically a day.
577. volume master key An advanced encryption standard (AES) 256-bit key that is used by BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt the full volume encryption key.
578. WAN Wide Area Network (Telecomm/Computer term).
579. Web Services Protocols that enable computers to work together by exchanging messages. Web services are based on the standard protocols of XML, SOAP and WSDL, which…
580. Web Services Security A series of specifications that describe how to attach signature and encryption headers to Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages.
581. Well-connected Sufficient connectivity to make your network and Active Directory useful to clients on your network.
582. WER Weak Echo Region - Radar term for a region of relatively weak reflectivity at low levels on the inflow side of a thunderstorm echo, topped by stronger…
583. wide area network A communications network connecting geographically separated computers, printers, and other devices.
584. Windows AIK A Microsoft suite of tools designed to help original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and corporate IT professionals customize, automate, and…
585. Windows Automated Installation Kit A Microsoft suite of tools designed to help original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and corporate IT professionals customize, automate, and…
586. Windows DS Software services that allow an administrator to set up new client computers remotely, without having to visit each client.
587. Windows Error Reporting The Windows technology that collects data on system crashes or hangs and sends it to Microsoft.
588. Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) A software service that dynamically maps IP addresses to computer names (NetBIOS names).
589. Windows NT token-based application A Windows application that relies on a Windows NT token to perform authorization of users.
590. Windows Resource Protection A feature in Windows that attempts to block the replacement of necessary system files to improve reliability and security.
591. Windows Security Health Agent Windows system health agent (SHA) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Agent provides status of system health components that are…
592. Windows Security Health Validator Windows system health validator (SHV) for Network Access Protection (NAP). Windows Security Health Validator verifies status of system health components…
593. Windows Setup The program that installs or upgrades the Windows operating system.
594. Windows Update The API platform, user interface, and Web service for delivering Windows updates and applications.
595. witness disk For a failover cluster, a disk in the cluster storage that is designated to hold a copy of the cluster configuration database.
596. witness file share For a failover cluster, a file share in the cluster storage that is designated to hold information about the cluster configuration database.
597. WRP A feature in Windows that attempts to block the replacement of necessary system files to improve reliability and security.
598. WS-F PRP An implementation of the WS-Federation specification that proposes a standard protocol for how passive clients (such as Web browsers) apply the federation…
599. WS-Federation A specification that defines a model and a set of messages for brokering trust and the federation of identity and authentication information across…
600. WS-Federation Passive Requestor Profile An implementation of the WS-Federation specification that proposes a standard protocol for how passive clients (such as Web browsers) apply the federation…