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| Windows 7 Starter | This edition of Windows is only available in a 32-bit version and does not include the Windows Aero theme. It is typically used for Netbooks. |
| Windows 7 Home Basic | This edition of Windows is available in "emerging markets", in 141 different countries |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | This edition of Windows contains features aimed at the home market segment, such as Windows Media Center, Windows Aero and multi-touch support. |
| Windows 7 Professional | This version of Windows can connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join. Encrypt your files and folders to help protect confidential information. Run many older Windows XP productivity applications in Windows XP Mode |
| Windows 7 Enterprise | This edition targeted the enterprise segment of the market and was sold through volume licensing to companies which have a Software Assurance contract with Microsoft |
| Windows 7 Ultimate | This version of Windows can help protect data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker drive encryption. It also works in 35 languages. |
| VLK | In software licensing, this volume license key denotes the product key used when installing software licensed in bulk, which allows a single product key to be used for multiple installations. |
| BitLocker | Improved for Windows 7 and available in the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of this APP helps keep everything from documents to passwords safer by encrypting the entire drive that Windows and your data reside on. |
| OEM | Is a term used when one company makes a part or subsystem that is used in another company's end product. Original equipment manufacturer |
| Windows XP Mode | Using this Windows Mode, you can run programs that were designed for Windows XP on computers running Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions. This Mode isn't supported on Windows 8. |
| Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit | Requires: 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver |
| Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit | Requires: 1 gigahertz (GHz) processor, 1 GB RAM and DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver |
| Windows Anytime Upgrade | If you want more features than you currently have in your existing edition of Windows 7, you can upgrade to another edition using this utility. Pricing information for each edition of Windows 7 is available as part of the upgrade process. |
| Windows Media Center | This program allows you to watch, pause, and record HDTV. Watch DVDs. Listen to your tunes, show off your photos, and enjoy online shows. All in one place. |
| Shim | Is used to help applications run inside of Windows 7 that are not originally compatible. |
| Application Compatibility Toolkit | This tool is a lifecycle management tool that assists in identifying and managing your overall application portfolio, reducing the cost and time involved in resolving application compatibility issues, and helping you quickly deploy Windows and Windows updates. It can be used to see if the computer on an older computer can be run on Windows 7. |
| Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor | This tool can be downloaded from Microsoft. It scans your PC for potential compatibility issues and lets you know about your Windows 7 upgrade options. Within minutes, you'll get a report that tells you if your PC meets the system requirements, if any known compatibility issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs are found, and gives guidance on what to do to before installing Windows 7 on your PC. |
| LTI | This deployment strategy is for medium-sized organizations that have an information technology (IT) staff and sometimes use partners to help with technology adoption. Organizations that use this strategy have 200–500 client computers and at least one location with more than 25 users. They usually have managed networks in distributed locations that are running Windows Server. |
| ZTI | This deployment strategy is for large organizations with an information technology (IT) staff with IT pros who have expertise with deployment, networking, and Configuration Manager 2007 R2. Organizations using this strategy typically have more than 500 client computers and at least one location with more than 25 users. They have managed networks based on Windows Server. |
| Certiport | This is the company that you will use to take your MTA exams. |
| DOS | Command line Driven OS |
| Windows 3.1 | First Microsoft OS with a GUI |
| Windows 95 | OS that introduced the Start Menu and a 32-bit architecure |
| Protection Ring 0 | Kernel |
| Protection Ring 3 | Application |
| Kernel | This is the central component of most computer operating systems; it is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level. Its responsibilities include managing the system's resources (the communication between hardware and software components). |
| PowerShell | This is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework. |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| Aero | is a set of interface and design guidelines that were introduced by the Windows Vista operating system. This feature allows the Windows interface and how it functions, including the incorporation of a new look, along with changes in interface guidelines reflecting appearance, layout, and the phrasing and tone of instructions and other text in applications. |
| MAK | Multiple Activation Key |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System - Hit F2 on a Dell computer to enter |
| POST | This is a process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is powered on. Power ON Self Test |
| MSCONFIG | This is a tool that can help identify problems that might prevent Windows from starting correctly. You can start Windows with common services and startup programs turned off and then turn them back on, one at a time. If a problem doesn't occur when a service is turned off, but does occur when that service is turned on, then the service could be the cause of the problem. |
| Hyper-V | it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems |
| Notification Area | This area is located at the far right of the taskbar by default, and it contains program icons that provide status and notifications about things like incoming e‑mail, updates, and network connectivity. When you install a new program, you can sometimes add an icon for that program to the notification area. |
| .ISO | This is an archive file of an optical disc, a type of disk image composed of the data contents of every written sector of an optical disc, including the optical disc file system. This image files usually have this file extension. |
| Client | This is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server |
| Server | This is a running instance of an application (software) capable of accepting requests from the client and giving responses accordingly. |
| Service Pack | This is a Windows update, often combining previously released updates, that helps make Windows more reliable. |
| Remote Desktop | With this program you can connect to a computer running Windows from another computer running Windows that's connected to the same network or to the Internet. For example, you can use all of your work computer's programs, files, and network resources from your home computer, and it's just like you're sitting in front of your computer at work. |
