Microsoft Windows terms starting with B

18 terms

  1. Backup Domain Controller (BDC) In a Windows 2000 domain, backup domain controllers are not required; all domain controllers are peers, and all can perform maintenance on the directory.
  2. BCD Black Canyon Dam (Emmett, ID).
  3. binary large object A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table…
  4. binding The ability of molecules to bind each other non-covalently because of the exact shape and chemical nature of parts of their surfaces.
  5. BIOS boot order A list of all potential bootable devices listed in booting order. If the boot on the first device on the list does not yield a valid boot sector, the BIOS…
  6. BitLocker disabled mode A mode in which the disk volume is still encrypted by BitLocker Drive Encryption, but security is effectively disabled because the full-volume encryption…
  7. BitLocker Drive Encryption A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot…
  8. BitLocker enabled mode A mode in which BitLocker Drive Encryption is turned on and the data on the volume is transparently encrypted by BitLocker as it is written and decrypted…
  9. BitLocker off mode A mode in which BitLocker Drive Encryption protection is turned off on a disk volume and the disk volume is not encrypted.
  10. BLOB A discrete packet of binary data that has an exceptionally large size, such as pictures or audio tracks stored as digital data, or any variable or table…
  11. Boot Configuration Data A data store that contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is started beginning with Windows Vista or Windows Server…
  12. boot partition The partition that contains the Windows operating system and its support files.
  13. Boot Sector The very first sector on a hard drive which contains the computer code (boot strap loader) necessary for the computer to start up and the partition table…
  14. boundary network A logical portion of a network that can be accessed by computers that are in the restricted network or the secure network.
  15. brute force attack An attack by a malicious user or malicious software on a computer or operating system to find a secret password or a symmetric encryption key by guessing…
  16. buffer A zone of a specified distance around coverage features. Both constant- and variable-width buffers can be generated for a set of coverage features based…
  17. built-in Administrator On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computer’s local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of…
  18. built-in Administrator account On Windows-based computers, a user account that is a member of the computer’s local Administrators group or a member of a group that is a member of…