Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows® XP Operating System Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam 70-27)

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local group

A group account that is stored in the

Security Accounts Manager (SAM) of a sin-

gle system. You can give a local group access

to resources only on that system.

local printers and print jobs

Digital output devices that are directly con-

nected to a computer (by parallel or USB

connection). Print jobs that are printed to

local printers are sent directly to the a print-

er, rather than across a network.

local security policy

A feature of Windows XP Professional that

provides the ability to control details of a

computer or user quickly and easily through

settings that are stored on the computer,

rather than in Active Directory.

local user

A user account that is stored in the SAM of

a single system. A local user can belong only

to local groups on the same system and can

be given access to resources only on that

system.

logical drive

A simple volume or partition indicated by a

drive letter that resides on a Windows XP

basic disk.

logman.exe

A command-line utility used to manage log

file data collection on remote computers, to

configure and deploy log settings to multi-

ple computers, and to extract data from

existing log files.

Log on Locally

A logon right that determines which users

can log on interactively. This right pertains

to users who physically attempt to log on to

the computer as well as to users who

remotely attempt to log on using a Remote

Desktop Connection (RDC). RDC users are

considered interactively (locally) logged on

users.

logon script

A file that you can assign to one or more

user accounts. Typically a batch file, a logon

script runs automatically every time the user

logs on. You can use it to configure a user’s

working environment at every logon, and it

allows an administrator to influence a user’s

environment without managing all aspects

of it.

logon security settings

Settings that make a network recognize you

so you can begin a session. Logon security

settings refer to techniques for ensuring that

data stored in a computer cannot be read or

compromised. Most security measures

involve data encryption and passwords. Data

encryption is the translation of data into a

form that is unintelligible without a deci-

phering mechanism. A password is a secret

word or phrase that gives a user access to a

particular program or system.

metabase

See Internet Information Services (IIS).

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

A standardized interface shell program for

managing Windows XP and Windows

Server computers. The MMC provides a

framework for hosting administrative tools,

called consoles or snap-ins, that are pub-

lished by Microsoft as well as by third par-

ties.

Microsoft Product Activation (MPA)

MPA requires that users activate their

copies of retail and OEM versions of

Microsoft software, such as Windows XP,

Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003, and

Windows Server 2003. Microsoft gives you

30 days after the first time you use the prod-

uct in which to activate Windows XP and

Office 2003; Microsoft allows you 60 days

after installation in which to activate

Windows Server 2003. If users do not acti-

vate the software within the appropriate

time frame, Windows XP stops functioning;

Office 2003 goes into reduced functionality

mode (read-only mode); Windows Server

2003 can only be accessed using the

Administrator account under Safe Mode.