default user
The profile that serves as a basis for all user profiles. Every user profile begins as a copy of the default user profile.
- Glossary - Computing...
- 100baseT
- 10base2
- 10baseT
- A (address) resource record
- A folder within a replica set.
- A private network that connects nodes in a cluster.
- A storage device that is attached to a computer.
- access control
- access control entry (ACE)
- account lockout
- acknowledgment message
- active content
- Active Directory
- Active Directory data model
- Active Directory Users and Computers
- active partition
- active volume
- active window
- ActiveX
- address (A) resource record
- address classes
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- administration queue
- administrative alerts
- administrator
- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
- Adware
- affinity
- agent
- Alerter service
- allocation unit
- AppleTalk
- AppleTalk Phase 2
- application programming interface (API)
- Assistive Technology Program
- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- asynchronous communication
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- ATM adaptation layer (AAL)
- attribute
- audio input device
- audit policy
- auditing
- Authenticated, self-signed SSL
- authentication
- Authentication
- authoritative
- authoritative restore
- authorization
- Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
- availability
- B-channel
- Back Door
- background
- background program
- backup domain controller (BDC)
- backup media pool
- backup operator
- backup set
- backup set catalog
- backup types
- bandwidth
- Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (BAP)
- base priority
- basic disk
- basic input/output system (BIOS)
- basic storage
- basic volume
- batch program
- baud rate
- Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
- binary
- BIND boot file
- bindery
- BIOS
- bit (binary digit)
- bits per second (bps)
- boot
- boot files
- Boot Logging
- boot partition
- boot volume
- BOOTP extensions
- bootstrap protocol (BOOTP)
- broadband
- broadband connection
- broadband integrated services digital network (B-ISDN)
- broadcast
- browser
- buffer
- Buffer Overrun
- built-in groups
- bus
- Byte
- bytes
- cable modem
- cache
- cache file
- caching
- caching resolver
- callback number
- callback security
- called subscriber ID (CSID) string
- canonical (CNAME) resource record
- canonical name
- cartridge font
- cascading hubs
- catalog
- CD-R
- CD-RW
- certificate
- certificate revocation list (CRL)
- certificate store
- certificate template
- certificate trust list (CTL)
- certification authority (CA)
- certification hierarchy
- certification path
- Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
- channel
- CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)
- character mode
- checkpoints
- child object
- Class A IP address
- Class B IP address
- Class C IP address
- classical IP over ATM (CLIP)
- clear
- client
- client application
- client request
- ClipBook Server
- cluster
- cluster adapter
- Cluster Administrator
- Cluster Administrator extension
- Cluster API
- cluster disk
- Cluster service
- cluster-aware application
- cluster-unaware application
- Cluster.exe
- Cmd Show Override, with
- CMYK color space
- CN=Configuration,DC=reskit,DC=com
- CN=MyDocuments,OU=MyOU,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com
- CN=MyName,CN=Users,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com
- CN=MyName,CN=Users,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com
- code page
- codec
- color depth
- color gamut
- color management
- color profile
- color space
- command prompt window
- common groups
- communication port
- communication settings
- community name
- compatibility mode
- Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
- Compression Control Protocol (CCP)
- computer account
- computer administrator
- Computer Browser service
- Computer Management
- computer quota
- connect
- connected, authenticating user
- connected, user authenticated
- connector application
- connector queue
- console tree
- constant bit rate (CBR)
- container object
- Contiguous chunks of storage on a disk.
- convergence
- Cookie
- copy backup
- count limit
- CPU Time
- CPU Usage
- crash consistency
- CRC errors
- credentials
- CRL distribution point
- cross-reference object
- CryptoAPI
- cryptographic service provider (CSP)
- cryptography
- custom file type
- D-channel
- daily backup
- Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
- Data Link Control (DLC)
- data packet
- Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
- data-overrun error
- datagram
- dead-letter queue
- debugger
- dedicated adapter
- default button
- default gateway
- default host
- default network
- default printer
- default user
- default zone
- defragmentation
- delegation
- Denial of service (DoS)
- denial-of-service attack
- dependency
- dependency tree
- dependent client
- descendent key
- desired zone
- desktop
- desktop pattern
- Desktop Virtualization
- destination document
- details pane
- device
- device conflict
- device driver
- device fonts
- Device Manager
- DFS link
- DFS root
- DFS topology
- DHCP client
- DHCP option
- DHCP server
- DHCP service resource
- DHCP/BOOTP Relay Agent
- dial location
- dial-up connection
- dialog box
- dictionary attack
- differential backup
- differential data
- digital signature
- Digital Signature Standard (DSS)
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- digital video disc (DVD)
- direct cable connection
- direct memory access (DMA)
- directory partition
- directory service
- DirectX
- disable
- discretionary access control list (DACL)
- disk
- disk configuration information
- dismount
- display adapter
- distinguished name
- distribution group
- DLL
- DNS
- DNS Server
- DNS suffix
- dock
- docking station
- document
- domain
- domain controller
- domain controller locator (Locator)
- domain DFS
- domain local group
- domain name
- Domain Name System (DNS)
- domain namespace
- domain naming master
- domain of origin
- domain tree
- dots per inch (DPI)
- double-byte characters
- downloadable fonts
- drag
- drain
- drainstop
- drive
- drive letter
- drop folder
- dual boot
- duplex
- DVD decoder
- DVD drive
- DWORD
- dynamic data exchange (DDE)
- dynamic disk
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- dynamic storage
- dynamic update
- dynamic volume
- dynamic-link library (DLL)
- edu: This is an educational institution.
- EFI
- EFI system partition
- embedded object
- emulated local area network (ELAN)
- enable
- encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file
- encrypted password
- Encrypting File System (EFS)
- encryption
- enhanced small device interface (ESDI)
- environment variable
- error detection
- Ethernet
- event
- Event Log service
- event logging
- Event Viewer
- everyone category
- expanded memory
- expansion slot
- expire interval
- explicit permissions
- express message
- extended characters
- extended memory
- extended partition
- Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
- Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- external network number
- extract
- failback
- failback policy
- failed
- failover
- failover policy
- failover time
- FAT
- FAT32
- fault tolerance
- Fax Service
- file allocation table (FAT)
- File and Print Servers for Macintosh
- file control block (FCB)
- File Server for Macintosh
- File Share resource
- file system
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- file type
- filter
- filtering mode
- FilterKeys
- firewall
- folder
- font
- font cartridge
- For the distinguished name
- foreground program
- foreign computer
- forest
- form
- format
- FORTEZZA
- fragmentation
- frame type
- free media pool
- free space
- front-end processor (FEP)
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
- full name
- full zone transfer (AXFR)
- full-duplex
- fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
- game port
- gateway
- GDI objects
- Generic Service resource
- gigabyte (GB)
- global account
- global catalog
- global group
- glue chasing
- glue record
- graphics mode
- group
- group account
- group memberships
- group name
- Group Policy
- Group Policy object
- guest account
- GUID partition table (GPT)
- H.323 (Teleconferencing Protocol)
- half-duplex
- handle
- handle count
- handshaking
- handwriting input device
- handwriting recognition
- hard disk
- hardware
- hardware compression
- hardware configuration
- hardware decoder
- hardware profile
- hardware type
- hash
- hash algorithm
- Hash-based Message Authentication Mode (HMAC)
- Heuristics
- hexadecimal
- hibernation
- High Contrast
- histogram
- hive
- Hoax
- home folder
- host
- host name
- host priority
- Hosts file
- hot docking
- HTTP
- hub
- hubbed mode
- hue
- hyperlink
- Hypertext
- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- icon
- IEEE 1394
- IEEE 1394 connector
- IIS Server Instance resource
- Image Name
- import media pool
- in canonical form.
- in-addr.arpa domain
- incremental backup
- incremental zone transfer (IXFR)
- independent client
- infrared (IR)
- Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
- infrared device
- infrared file transfer
- infrared network connection
- infrared port
- infrastructure master
- inheritance
- inherited permissions
- Initial master
- initialize
- Initiate to Application Enable
- Ink
- input language
- Input Method Editor (IME)
- input/output (I/O) port
- insertion point
- install
- integrated device electronics (IDE)
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- interactive dialog box
- interactive logon
- interconnect
- intermediary device
- internal network number
- international prefix
- internet
- Internet Access
- Internet address
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
- Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
- Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Internet Protocol (IP)
- Internet Protocol multicasting
- Internet Protocol security (IPSec)
- Internet service provider (ISP)
- Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX)
- interrupt
- interrupt request (IRQ) lines
- intersite messaging service (ISM)
- intranet
- IP address
- IP Address resource
- IPX/SPX
- is presented as
- ISA expansion slot
- ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
- ISP (Internet service provider)
- Itanium
- job object
- journal queue
- journal quota
- junction point
- Kerberos?V5 authentication protocol
- kernel
- key
- Key Distribution Center (KDC)
- Key Logger
- keyboard language
- keyboard layout
- L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol)
- label
- LAN emulation (LANE)
- LAN emulation client (LEC)
- LAN emulation configuration server
- LAN emulation server (LES)
- latency
- LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
- LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)
- lease
- library
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Line Printer Daemon (LPD)
- Line Printer Remote (LPR)
- Link Control Protocol (LCP)
- linked object
- liquid crystal display (LCD)
- Lmhosts file
- load balancing
- local area network (LAN)
- local computer
- local group
- local printer
- local user
- local user profile
- log file
- log on
- logical drive
- logical printer
- logon right
- logon script
- logon script path
- long distance operator
- long name
- loopback address
- loose name checking
- luminosity
- Macro Virus
- Mail Bomb
- Mail Relaying
- Make Changes
- Malware
- Management and Monitoring Tools
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- management system
- mandatory user profile
- map
- master boot record (MBR)
- master domain
- Master File Table (MFT)
- master server
- maximize
- MD2
- MD4
- MD5
- media
- media pool
- media sensing
- mediator
- memory address
- Memory Usage
- Memory Usage Delta
- message
- Message Authentication Code (MAC)
- message digest
- Message Queuing
- Message Queuing server
- Messenger service
- metadata
- metric
- Microcom Networking Protocol Five (MNP5)
- Microcom Networking Protocol Four (MNP4)
- Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC)
- Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
- Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE)
- Microsoft Reserved (MSR) partition
- microsoft.com/MyOU/MyDocuments
- MIDI setup
- minimize
- minimum TTL
- mirror
- mirror set
- mirrored volume
- Mockingbird
- modem (modulator/demodulator)
- modem compression
- modulation standards
- mount
- mounted drive
- MouseKeys
- MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System)
- MS-DOS-based program
- multicast
- multicast address resolution service (MARS)
- multicast scope
- multicast server (MCS)
- multicasting
- multihomed computer
- multilink dialing
- multimaster replication
- multiple boot
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
- Mutex
- My Documents
- name
- name resolution
- name server (NS) resource record
- named pipe
- namespace
- naming context
- native mode
- NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI)
- NetWare Core Protocol (NCP)
- network
- network adapter
- network administrator
- network basic input/output system (NetBIOS)
- network card driver
- Network Connections
- Network Creeper
- Network DDE service
- network media
- Network Name resource
- Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
- network number
- network partition
- network place
- non-Plug and Play
- nonauthoritative restore
- noncontainer object
- nonhubbed mode
- nonpaged memory
- nonpaged pool
- normal backup
- notification area
- notify list
- Novell Directory Services (NDS)
- Nslookup
- NTDS-DSA object
- NTFS file system
- NTLM
- NTLM authentication protocol
- Nuker
- null modem cable
- NWLink
- object
- offline
- OLE
- on-disk catalog
- on-media catalog
- one-way trust
- online
- Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model
- OpenType fonts
- operations master
- operator
- organizational unit
- orphan
- orphan file
- OS/2
- owner
- owner category
- P2P
- package
- packet
- Packet
- packet header
- packet switching
- PAD (packet assembler/disassembler)
- page
- page fault
- Page Faults Delta
- page-description language (PDL)
- paged pool
- paging file
- Panose
- paper source
- parallel port
- Parasitic Virus
- parent domain
- parent object
- parity
- parity bit
- partition
- partition boot sector
- password
- Password
- Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
- paused
- PC Card
- PCI expansion slot
- PDC emulator master
- Peak Memory Usage
- pending
- Per Seat Licensing
- Per Server Licensing
- performance alert
- performance counter
- performance object
- performance object instance
- peripheral
- peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
- permission
- Phishing
- Physical Disk resource
- ping
- pixel
- PKCS #10
- PKCS #12
- PKCS #7
- plaintext
- plotter
- plotter font
- Plug and Play
- point of termination station (POTS)
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
- pointer (PTR) resource record
- policy
- polling intervals
- POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)
- port
- port rule
- Port Scanner
- Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX)
- possible owners
- PostScript
- PostScript fonts
- PostScript printer
- power conditioning
- power scheme
- PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
- predefined key
- preferred owner
- preferred server
- preset-to callback
- Primary disk
- primary domain controller (PDC)
- primary master
- primary mouse button
- primary partition
- print job
- print processor
- print queue
- print server
- print spooler
- Print Spooler resource
- printer
- Printer Control Language (PCL)
- printer driver
- printer fonts
- Printer Job Language (PJL)
- printer permissions
- Printer window
- Printers and Faxes
- printing pool
- priority
- Privacy Compromise
- private branch exchange (PBX)
- private key
- private network
- private queue
- privilege
- process
- process identifier (PID)
- Profiles for each user.
- program
- program information file (PIF)
- property
- property cache
- Property settings for folders and program icons.
- property value
- Protective MBR
- protocol
- public key
- public key cryptography
- Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
- public key encryption
- public key infrastructure (PKI)
- public network
- public queue
- Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
- puff and sip device
- pulse dialing
- query
- queue
- queue quota
- queue type
- Quick Launch
- quiet answer
- quorum disk
- quorum log
- quorum resource
- quota limit
- RAID-5 volume
- RAM
- random access memory (RAM)
- raster fonts
- raw socket
- read-only memory (ROM)
- realm
- realm name
- rebinding state
- recoverable message
- recovery agent
- Recovery Console
- recovery policy
- Recycle Bin
- Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)
- refresh
- refresh interval
- refresh rate
- region
- registered file type
- registry
- registry boot
- registry size limit (RSL)
- relative distinguished name
- relative ID (RID)
- relative ID master
- relative name
- remote access
- remote access server
- remote administration
- Remote Attack
- Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
- remote computer
- Remote Installation Services
- remote procedure call (RPC)
- Remote Storage
- Removable Storage
- rendering intent
- replica
- replica set
- replication
- replication policy
- replication topology
- report message
- report queue
- Request for Comments (RFC)
- reservation
- resolver
- resource
- resource allocation
- Resource DLL
- resource domain
- Resource Monitor
- resource record (RR)
- resource record set (RRset)
- Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
- response
- response message
- response queue
- Restore Point
- retry interval
- reverse lookup
- RGB color space
- right-click
- roaming user profile
- rolling upgrade
- ROM
- root
- root authority
- root certificate
- root domain
- root hints
- root servers
- round robin
- Route messages between sites over a routing link.
- router
- routing
- Routing Information Protocol over IPX (RIPX)
- routing link
- routing services
- routing-link cost
- RS-232-C standard
- RSA
- Sandbox
- saturation
- scalability
- scan interval
- schema
- schema master
- scope
- scope of influence
- scrap
- screen fonts
- screen resolution
- screen saver
- script
- second-level domains
- secondary master
- secondary mouse button
- Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
- security
- security descriptor
- security group
- security host
- security ID (SID)
- security log
- security principal
- security principal name
- select
- Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
- serial port
- SerialKey device
- server
- server cluster
- Server Message Block (SMB)
- server zone
- service
- service (SRV) resource record
- service pack
- Service Profile Identifier (SPID)
- Service Provider Interface
- service ticket
- session
- session concentration
- Session Description Protocol (SDP)
- Set
- set-by-caller callback
- share
- share name
- shared folder
- shared folder permissions
- shared printer
- shared resource
- shortcut
- ShowSounds
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
- Simple TCP/IP Services
- simple volume
- Single Instance Store (SIS)
- single sign-on
- single switch device
- SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
- site
- SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
- small computer system interface (SCSI)
- smart card
- smart card reader
- snap-in
- Sneakernet
- socket
- software decoder
- Sound card
- sound file
- SoundSentry
- source document
- source journaling
- spanned volume
- special access permissions
- speech recognition
- splitting
- spooling
- Standard analog telephone lines, available worldwide.
- standby
- Start Application Enable
- start-of-authority (SOA) resource record
- startup environment
- static dialog box
- static routes
- status area
- status bar
- StickyKeys
- Stop error
- strict RFC checking
- string
- subkey
- subnet
- subnet bandwidth management (SBM)
- subnet mask
- subtree
- switch type
- switching hub
- symmetric encryption
- SYN Flood Attack
- synchronize
- system access control list (SACL)
- system area network
- system disk
- system files
- System menu
- system partition
- System Policy
- system queue
- System Restore
- system volume
- systemroot
- SYSVOL
- tag
- target
- target journaling
- Task Manager
- taskbar
- taskbar button
- TCP
- TCP/IP
- Telephony API (TAPI)
- Telnet
- terminal
- terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program
- test queue
- text box
- text service
- The amount of disk space available to a user.
- The identifier of your computer on the network.
- The name of a process as displayed in Task Manager.
- theme
- Thread Count
- thumbnail
- ticket
- ticket-granting service (TGS)
- ticket-granting ticket (TGT)
- time server
- time slice
- time stamp
- Time to Live (TTL)
- time-out error
- time-out interval
- title bar
- ToggleKeys
- token
- toolbar
- top-level domains
- topology
- touch-tone dialing
- trace log
- training
- transaction
- transaction dead-letter queue
- transactional message
- transceiver
- transitive trust
- Transmission Control Protocol.
- transmitting station ID (TSID) string
- Transport Driver Interface (TDI)
- Transport Layer Security (TLS)
- transport provider
- trap
- tree view
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
- Trojan horse
- TrueType fonts
- trust relationship
- tunnel
- tunnel server
- two-way trust
- Type 1 fonts
- UDP socket
- unallocated space
- UNC (Universal Naming Convention) name
- undock
- unicast
- Unicode
- Unicode Character System (UCS)
- Unicode Transmission Format 8 (UTF-8)
- Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
- uninstall
- uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- universal group
- Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
- universal serial bus (USB)
- UNIX
- UPS service
- URL
- USB port
- user
- user account
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
- user name
- USER object
- user password
- user principal name
- user principal name suffix
- user profile
- user rights
- Users
- V.34
- V.90
- value entry
- variable
- vector
- vector font
- video adapter
- virtual address
- virtual container
- virtual IP address
- virtual local area network (VLAN)
- virtual memory
- Virtual Memory Size
- virtual printer memory
- virtual private network (VPN)
- virus
- VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
- volume
- volume set
- volume shadow copy
- voluntary tunnel
- Waiting for Call
- warning level
- Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Web server
- WebDAV
- well-connected
- Wi-Fi
- wide area network (WAN)
- wildcard character
- wildcarding
- WiMAX
- window
- Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Windows NT Hydra server
- Windows Open Services Architecture (WOSA)
- WINS proxy
- WINS resource
- Winsock
- wireless communication
- workgroup
- working set
- World Wide Web
- Worm
- writable CD
- X.509v3 certificate
- x86
- XML (Extensible Markup Language)
- zone
- zone list
- zone transfer