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Administrative Tools Group of Control Panel applets, including Computer

Management, Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, and Task Scheduler.

administrator account User account, created when the OS is first installed,

that is allowed complete, unfettered access to the system without restriction.

administrator password Credentials for the system administrator account.

Administrators group List of members with complete administrator

privileges.

ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) Fully digital, dedicated

connection to the telephone system that provides average download speeds of

3–15 Mbps and upload speeds of 384 Kbps to 15 Mbps. Asymmetric

identifies that upload and download speeds are different, with download

usually being significantly faster than upload.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) A block cipher created in the late

1990s that uses a 128-bit block size and a 128-, 192-, or 256-bit key size.

Practically uncrackable.

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) An efficient way for

motherboards to work with SATA host bus adapters. Using AHCI unlocks

some of the advanced features of SATA, such as hot-swapping and native

command queuing (NCQ).

Advanced Startup Options menu Windows 7 menu that can be reached

during the boot process that offers advanced OS startup options, such as to

boot to Safe Mode or boot into Last Known Good Configuration.

adware Type of malicious program that downloads ads to a user’s

computer, generating undesirable network traffic.

Aero The Windows 7 desktop environment. Often used as a shorthand for

one of its more obvious aesthetic effects: a window transparency feature

called Aero Glass.

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A 32/64-bit expansion slot designed by

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