Lesson 06 Glossary for Manage GPOs

Question 1

Pre-Vista and Windows Server 2003 Control Panel applet that allows software applications and components of the operating system to be installed and uninstalled.

Answer 1

Add or Remove Programs

Question 2

Functionality provided by IIS 8.0 that allows administrators to manage a web server or website remotely.

Answer 2

Administrative delegation

Question 3

Template that specifies additional options that can be set by an administrator using the Group Policy.

Answer 3

Administrative template

Question 4

Script file that specifies which applications are assigned to users of the Active Directory.

Administrators produce these files when Group Policy is used to create software package assignments for users and computers.

Answer 4

Application assignment script

Question 5

One of two processes by which applications are made available to computers and/or users.

See also publishing.

Answer 5

Assigning

Question 6

Feature that extends the functionality of Windows Update by automating the update process.

Answer 6

Automatic updates

Question 7

The three-letter suffix that follows the name of a standard file system file.

Using Group Policy and software management functionality, system administration can specify which applications are associated with which filename extensions.

Answer 7

Filename extension

Question 8

The process by which permissions on security groups are used to identify which Active Directory objects are affected by Group Policy settings.

Using filtering, system Administrators can maintain a fine level of control over Group Policy settings.

Answer 8

Filtering

Question 9

A Group Policy setting that automatically redirects special folders (such as My Documents) to an alternate network location.

Mobile users find folder redirection useful because their documents are always available in the same location.

Answer 9

Folder redirection

Question 10

A command-line interface for RSoP. See also Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).

Answer 10

gpresult.exe

Question 11

A collection of settings (group policies) that control the behavior of users and computers.

GPOs act as containers for the settings made within Group Policy files; this simplifies the management of settings.

See also Group Policy.

Answer 11

Group Policy object (GPO)

Question 12

The process by which settings and properties defined on a parent object implicitly apply to a child object.

Answer 12

Inheritance

Question 13

A file used to specify parameters that are used by an application or a utility.

Setup programs often use initialization files to determine application installation information.

Answer 13

Initialization file

Question 14

An RSoP mode that pulls policy information from a log based on actual logon activity.

Logging mode displays the actual settings that apply to users and computers.

See also planning mode and Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).

Answer 14

Logging mode

Question 15

An RSoP mode that is used to plan Group Policy changes before putting them into effect.

See also logging mode, Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP).

Answer 15

Planning mode

Question 16

A structure that binds public keys with respective user identities through the use of a certificate authority.

Answer 16

Public-key infrastructure (PKI)

Question 17

One of two processes by which applications are made available to computers and/or users.

Publishing makes applications available for use by users through the Software Installation settings in the Group Policy Management Console.

End users can install published applications on demand or when they need them by using the Programs And Features item in Control Panel.

See also assigning.

Answer 17

Publishing

Question 18

A Windows Server 2012 tool that automatically calculates the actual policy for a user or group based on site, domain, and OU placement, as well as inheritance settings.

Answer 18

Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)

Question 19

A setting within Group Policy objects that specifies login, logoff, startup, and shutdown script settings.

You can create the scripts by using the Windows Script Host (WSH), Windows PowerShell, or standard batch file commands.

Answer 19

Script policy

Question 20

File used by the Security Configuration and Analysis tool for defining and enforcing security settings across multiple computers.

Answer 20

Security template

Question 21

A Windows service that provides for the automatic installation of applications through the use of compatible installation scripts.

Answer 21

Windows Installer

Question 22

Special files that include the information necessary to install Windows-based applications.

Answer 22

Windows Installer package

Question 23

A utility for running scripts on Windows-based computers.

By default, WSH includes support for the VBScript and JScript languages.

Through the use of third-party extensions, scripts can be written in other languages.

Answer 23

Windows Script Host (WSH)