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| When a user is authenticated, the Local Security Authority (LSA) creates an access token for that user. An access token contains a security identifier (SID) for the user, all of the SID's for the groups to which the user belongs, and the user's privileges. |
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| If a program requires to perform a task that requires elevated privileges (a full admin token), the user is required to elevate the privileges under which the task runs by supplying administrator credentials or (if an administrator) by giving permission to continue |
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Set of technologies that share info among diff applications. ActiveX controls are routines that use these technologies and that can be automatically d/l and executed by a web browser |
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| An optional software module that supplements or enhances the original software it's adding on to. Add-ons are also known as plug-ins, extensions, and snap-ins. |
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| A standard user trying to perform a certain task, but can only be done w/the administrator's credentials |
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| Administrator Application |
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| An app that runs in the context of an account w/elevated privileges |
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| The new W/Vista GUI which is more efficient and aesthetically pleasing then XP or 2000 |
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| rating systems for games, films etc, intended for children under 18 |
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| Client software that uses a web feed to poll feed sites (news sites) and retrieve info from the web |
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| A digit in the binary numbering system. It can take a value of a 1 or 0 |
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| A resource (memory, disk) that's considered to be a bottleneck if high usage of the abailable resource, in comparison to the other resources, is limiteing system performance |
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Called Subscriber ID (CSID) |
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| Provides info to a transmitting fax about the receiving station |
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