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Define Dual Boot, What is Dual Boot?

A computer configuration that can start two different operating systems.

Desktop Pattern

A design that appears across your desktop. You can create your own pattern or select a pattern provided by Windows.

Color Space in Windows

A set of three values that defines how a color can be represented on computer devices such as monitors, scanners, and printers. For example, in the LAB color space, the terms luminance or whiteness (L), redness-greenness (A), and yellowness-blueness (B) are used; in the HVC system, the terms are hue (H), value (V), and chroma (C). Color space refers to the three-dimensional space that is defined by the respective values, such as L, A, and B.

Client Application

A Windows-based application that can display and store linked or embedded objects. For distributed applications, the application that imitates a request to a server application.

What is Channel?

A path or link through which noncontrol information passes between two devices. A single Basic Rate Interface (BRI) connection, for example, has one physical connection but two channels for exchanging information between devices. This is often called a bearer channel, implying a channel that carries information.
On the Internet, a Web site designed to deliver content from the Internet to your computer, similar to subscribing to a favorite Web site.

Canonical Name

An object's distinguished name presented with the root first and without the LDAP attribute tags (such as: CN=, DC=). The segments of the name are delimited with forward slashes (/). For example,
CN=MyDocuments,OU=MyOU,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com
is presented as
microsoft.com/MyOU/MyDocuments
in canonical form.

Canonical (CNAME) Resource Record

A resource record used to map an alternate alias name to a primary canonical DNS domain name used in the zone.

Called Subscriber ID (CSID) String

A string that specifies the called subscriber ID transmitted by the receiving fax machine when receiving an inbound fax. This string is usually a combination of the fax or telephone number and the name of the business. It is often the same as the transmitter subscriber ID.

Callback Security

A form of network security in which a remote access server calls a user back at a preset number after the user has made an initial connection and has been authenticated.

Caching Resolver

A client-side DNS name resolution service that performs caching of recently learned DNS domain name information. The caching resolver service provides system-wide access to DNS-aware programs for resource records obtained from DNS servers during processing of name queries. Cached data is used for a limited period of time and aged according to the active Time-to-Live (TTL) value. You can set the TTL individually for each resource record (RR). Otherwise, it defaults to the minimum TTL set in the SOA RR for the zone.

Caching

The process of temporarily storing recently used data values in a special pool in memory for quicker subsequent access. For DNS, typically the ability of the DNS server to store information learned about the DNS namespace during the resolution of DNS queries. (For example, the DNS server can cache DNS records received from other DNS servers.) Caching is also available through the DNS Client service as a way for DNS clients to keep a cache of information learned during recent queries.

Active Partition

A partition from which an x86-based computer starts up. The active partition must be a primary partition on a basic disk. If you use Windows exclusively, the active partition can be the same as the system volume.

active point in all windows

Describes the window or icon that you are currently using or that is currently selected. The operating system always applies the next keystroke or command you choose to the active window. Windows or icons on the desktop that are not selected are inactive.

10baseT

The Ethernet standard for local area networks using twisted-pair cable carrying data at 10 megabits per second (Mbps).

10base2

The Ethernet and IEEE 802.3 standard for baseband local area networks using a thin coaxial cable up to 200 meters long and carrying data at 10 megabits per second (Mbps). Cables connect to network adapters by a BNC connector.