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  • infrastructure management (IM)

    For an organization's information technology, infrastructure management (IM) is the management of essential operation components, such as policies, processes, equipment, data, human resources, and external contacts, for overall effectiveness.  Definition

  • virtual desktop manager

    A virtual desktop manager is a program that allows a computer user to have more than one user interface available simultaneously on a single computer.  Definition

  • x86

    x86 is a generic name for the series of Intel microprocessor families that began with the 80286 microprocessor.  Definition

  • System Restore

    System Restore is a Windows utility that allows a user to restore their computer data to a specific former state (known as a restore point), undoing changes made since that time.  Definition

  • taskbar

    In the graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer operating system or application, a taskbar is a visual device on the desktop that typically shows the user which applications (tasks) are currently active and running.  Definition

  • extended desktop

    Extended desktop is a feature in a computer that allows a user to extend viewing capabilities by using two or more monitors at the same time.  Definition

  • thunk

    Thunk is programming that converts 16-bit memory address space into 32-bit memory address space and vice versa.  Definition

  • Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

    The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is an application that provides a graphical-user interface (GUI) and a programming framework in which consoles (collections of administrative tools) can be created, saved, and opened.  Definition

  • Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL)

    Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) is a Microsoft procedure for certifying that the hardware for peripherals and other components is compatible (works as expected) with Microsoft Windows operating systems.  Definition

  • swap file (swap space or pagefile)

    A swap file (or swap space or, in Windows NT, a pagefile) is a space on a hard disk used as the virtual memory extension of a computer's real memory (RAM).  Definition

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