CompTIA A+ 220-1202 Windows Tools and Admin Concepts-2nd Set of Videos

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) executable

mmc.exe

Event Viewer run command

eventvwr.msc

Disk Management run command

diskmgmt.msc

Task Scheduler run command

taskschd.msc

Device Manager run command

devmgmt.msc

Certificate Manager run command

certmgr.msc

Performance Monitor run command

perfmon.msc

Local Group Policy Editor run command

gpedit.msc

Domain Group Policy Management Console run command

gpmc.msc

Interrupt Request (IRQ)

A hardware channel used by devices to signal the CPU for immediate attention.

Direct Memory Access (DMA)

A feature allowing hardware to transfer data directly to RAM without involving the CPU.

Registry hive

A top-level subdivision of the Windows registry saved as a physical file on disk.

User Account Control (UAC)

A security boundary requiring explicit confirmation before running programs with elevated privileges.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)

The registry hive containing machine-wide hardware, software, and system configuration settings.

Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP)

The final combined Group Policy settings applied to a user or computer.

CBS.log (Cabinet Staging log)

The log file that records detailed actions and repairs made by SFC.

Robocopy /IPG switch

Adds an Inter-Packet Gap to throttle bandwidth during file transfers.

Sleep vs. Hibernate

Sleep stores state in RAM (low power); Hibernate saves state to disk (no power).

Active Directory time requirement

Client machines must have synchronized system time for authentication to succeed.

Hidden administrative share naming convention

Append a dollar sign ($) to the end of the share name.

Workgroup vs. Domain

Workgroups use local peer-to-peer authentication; domains use centralized authentication via Active Directory.