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| IPCONFIG | IP Configuration; Windows command that alllows you to see the network address information of a computer such as the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. |
| Key | A folder displayed in the Windows Registry that contains Values and Data |
| MD | Make Directory; DOS command that creates a directory or location to place files. |
| MSCONFIG | Windows utility, Systwm Configuration, used to change the way Windows starts up by disabling startuo programs and services. |
| NTBACKUP | The program in Wndows XP that allows you to make a copy of files and folders in another location to have a second copy. |
| PING | Packet Internet Groper; a troubleshooting tool used to verify connectivity between network devices. |
| RD | Remove Directory; DOS command that deletes directories. |
| REGEDIT | The configuration editor for Windows XP and 2003 Server. |
| Registry | Storage place in the Windows operating system of configuration information about the computer holding information about hardware, software, and user settings; made up of 2 files, SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT. |
| Registry Editor | The program in a Windows computer where the configuration data can be viewed and edited. |
| Security Log | A logged event of valid and invalid logon attempts as well as that for creating, opening, and deleting files. |
| Spooling | Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line; refers print jobs i a special buffer area of memory in a printer waiting to be printed. |
| Subkey | A component part of a key, sucha s the current version of software. |
| Success Restore Point | A place i time created in the operating system that allows you to save the state of the operating system and data so that if future changes create a problem that the system and data can be brought back to the way it was before the changes were made. |
| System State Data | The components that make up your computer system and configuration information including the registry, COM + Class registration database, boot files, files under Windows File Protection and other files based on the operating system and its configuration. |
| Terminal Servicess | Allows a user to access applications and data stored on a remote computer across a network. |
| Value Entry | The name of the entry for a registry key. |
| Virtual Memory | Part of the hard drive that acts like RAM tha can allow programs to operate like they have more memory than they actually do. |
| Warning Event | A logged event that may not be of significance now but may indicate a future problem. |
| WER | Windows Error Reporting; Feedback technology built into Windows XP, Server 2003, and Vista that sends feedback to Microsoft if software crashes and the user agrees to send the feedback information. |
| Print Quene | The line up of jobs in a printer waiting to be printed. |
| Success Audit Event | Alogged event that describes the successful completion of an audited security event. |
| System Log | A list of the events logged by Windows XP system components. |