Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 2003
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See definition for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART).
Available disk space that is not allocated to any volume. The type of volume that you can create on unallocated space depends on the disk type. On basic disks, you can use unallocated space to create primary or extended partitions. On dynamic disks, you can use unallocated space to create dynamic volumes. See also basic disk; dynamic disk; extended partition; logical drive; object; partition; primary partition; volume.
An automated, hands-free method of installing Windows. During installation, unattended Setup uses an answer file to supply data to Setup instead of requiring that an administrator interactively provide the answers.
A character encoding standard developed by the Unicode Consortium that represents almost all of the written languages of the world. The Unicode character repertoire has multiple representation forms, including UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32. Most Windows interfaces use the UTF-16 form. See also American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII).
The UniDriver (or Universal Print Driver) carries out requests (such as printing text, rendering bitmaps, or advancing a page) on most types of printers. The UniDriver accepts information from a printer-specific minidriver and uses this information to complete tasks.
An address that uniquely identifies a location on the Internet. A URL for a World Wide Web site is preceded by http://, as in the fictitious URL http://www.example.microsoft.com/. A URL can contain more detail, such as the name of a page of hypertext, usually identified by the file name extension .html or .htm.
When referring to software, the act of removing program files and folders from your hard disk and removing related data from your registry so the software is no longer available.
When referring to a device, the act of removing the corresponding device drivers from your hard disk and physically removing the device from your computer. See also device driver; install.
A device that connects a computer and a power source to ensure that electrical flow is not interrupted. UPS devices use batteries to keep the computer running for a period of time after a power failure. UPS devices usually provide protection against power surges and brownouts as well.
An integrated circuit (silicon chip) that is commonly used in microcomputers to provide asynchronous communication. The UART provides parallel-to-serial conversion of data to be transmitted and serial-to-parallel conversion of data received. See also asynchronous communication.
A file system defined by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) that is the successor to the CD-ROM file system (CDFS). UDF is used for removable disk media like DVD, CD, and magneto-optic (MO) disks.
A security or distribution group that can contain users, groups, and computers from any domain in its forest as members.
Universal security groups can be granted rights and permissions on resources in any domain in the forest. Universal security groups are available only in native mode domains. See also domain; forest; Group Policy; security group.
A convention for naming files and other resources beginning with two backslashes (\), indicating that the resource exists on a network computer. UNC names conform to the \\servername\sharename syntax, where servername is the server's name and sharename is the name of the shared resource. The UNC name of a directory or file can also include the directory path after the share name, by using the following syntax: \\servername\sharename\directory\filename.
An external bus that supports Plug and Play installation. Using USB, you can connect and disconnect devices without shutting down or restarting your computer. You can use a single USB port to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, including speakers, telephones, CD-ROM drives, joysticks, tape drives, keyboards, scanners, and cameras. A USB port is usually located on the back of your computer near the serial port or parallel port. See also Plug and Play.
A powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system initially developed at AT&T Bell Laboratories in 1969 for use on minicomputers. UNIX is considered more portable, that is, less computer-specific, than other operating systems because it is written in C language. Newer versions of UNIX have been developed at the University of California at Berkeley and by AT&T.
A repository of blank media and media that are not recognized by Removable Storage.
When referring to software, to update existing program files, folders, and registry entries to a more recent version. Upgrading, unlike performing a new installation, leaves existing settings and files in place. See also registry.
A service that manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to a computer. See also uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
A record that consists of all the information that defines a user to Windows. This includes the user name and password required for the user to log on, the groups in which the user account has membership, and the rights and permissions the user has for using the computer and network, and accessing their resources. For Windows XP Professional and member servers, user accounts are managed with Local Users and Groups. For Windows Server domain controllers, user accounts are managed with Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers. See also group; permission; resource.
An identifier for a specific user. UNIX-based systems use the UID to identify the owner of files and processes, and to determine access permissions.
See definition for Standards and formats.
The processing mode in which applications run.
A user account name (sometimes referred to as the user logon name) and a domain name identifying the domain in which the user account is located. This is the standard usage for logging on to a Windows domain. The format is: user@domain.com (as for an e-mail address). See also domain; domain name; user account.
Tasks that a user is permitted to perform on a computer system or domain. There are two types of user rights: privileges and logon rights. An example of a privilege is the right to shut down the system. An example of a logon right is the right to log on to a computer locally. Both types are assigned by administrators to individual users or groups as part of the security settings for the computer. See also domain; group.
Security settings that manage the assignment of rights to groups and user accounts. See also group; user account; user rights.
A function of Windows 2000 that allows administrators to review the status of applications and tools and to customize features and add tools more easily.