CertiGuide to Network+  9  Glossary

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Active Directory

The directory service included with Windows 2000 Server. It stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single logon process. It provides network administrators with an intuitive hierarchical view of the network and a single point of administration for all network objects.

A set of technologies that enable software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language in which the components were created.

1. A specific device (host) location a TCP/IP network.
2. A specific location in memory.

Refer to Subnet Mask.

Refer to screen scraping.

Most often used for term System Administrator.

An open industry specification that defines power management on a wide range of mobile, desktop, servers and peripherals. ACPI is the foundation for the OnNow industry initiative that allows system manufacturers to deliver PCs that will start at the touch of a keyboard. The ACPI design is essential to take full advantage of power management and Plug and Play in Windows 2000. Check the manufacturer’s documentation to verify that your computer is ACPI-compliant.

A software interface (designed by Microsoft and Intel) between hardware-specific power management software (such as that located in a system BIOS) and an operating system power management driver.

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