Server 2008 Active Directory Chapter 1
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kimmy12434 on February 27, 2012
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Computer Science, Windows Networking
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Chapter 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Active Directory | The windows directory service that enables administrators to create and manage users and groups, set network-wide user and computer policies, manage security, and organize network resources. |
| Datacenter Edition | A windows server 2008 edition with support for up to 64 processors, primarily intended for organizations managing huge amounts of data, using visualization on a large scale, consolidating servers, or running high-volume, transaction-heavy applications. |
| Domain Controller | A windows server that has Active directory installed and is responsible for allowing client computers to access to domain resources. |
| Enterprise Edition | A windows Server 2008 edition suitable for medium to large businesses that need high-availability network services. Supports up to eight processors and up to 2 TB RAM. Its most notable feature that inst available in Standard Edition is clustering. |
| Member Server | A windows server that's in the management scope of a windows domain but doesn't have active directory installed. |
| Network Client | The part of the OS that sends requests to a server to access network resources. |
| Network Protocol | Software that specifies the rules and format of communication between devices on a network. |
| Network Server Software | The part of the OS that receives requests for shared network resources and makes those resources available to a network client. |
| New Technology File System (NTFS) | A file system used on windows OSs that supports compression, encryption, and fine-tuned permissions. |
| Read Only Domain Controller (RODC) | A new feature of active directory domain services in windows server 2008, an RODC provides the same authentication and authorization services as a standard domain controller, but administrators cant make changes on an RODC directly. |
| Role Services | Services that can be installed in server manager to add functions to the main server role. See also Server Role |
| Server Core | A new Windows Server 2008 installation option that uses a limited version of the GUI to take up fewer resources. |
| Server Features | components you can install that provide functions to enhance or support an installed role or add a stand alone feature. |
| Server Operating Systems | OSs designed to emphasize network access performance and run background processes as opposed to desktop applications. |
| Server Role | A major Function or service that a server provides. |
| Single Sign-on (SSO) | An authentication feature that makes it possible for users to access resources in their own organization as well as partner organizations with just a single logon. |
| Stand-Alone Server | A windows server that isn't a domain controller or a member of a domain. |
| Standard Edition | A windows server 2008 edition suitable for most small to medium businesses that need a robust solution for file and printer sharing,k centralized control over users accounts and network resources, and common services found in most networks. |
| Windows Domain | A group of windows computers that share common management and are subject to rules and policies that an administrator defines. |
| Windows Web Server 2008 | A Windows Server 2008 Edition designed to operate as a single-purpose web server running IIS 7.0. |
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