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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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show A database that Windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences, and setup information.  
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root directory   show
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show A program that runs in the background to support or serve Windows or an application.  
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service pack   show
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show The portion of an OS that relates to the user and to applications.  
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show The Vista user account type that can use software and hardware and make some system changes, but cannot make changes that affect the security of the system or other users.  
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subdirectory   show
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system tray   show
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show See notification area.  
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taskbar   show
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show Each process that the CPU is aware of; a single task that is part of a longer task or program.  
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show A Vista security feature that displays a dialog box each time a user attempts to perform an action that can be done only with administrative privileges.  
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show n Windows 2000/XP/Vista, a mode that provides an interface between an application and the OS, and only has access to hardware resources through the code running in kernel mode.  
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show One or more logical machines created within one physical machine.  
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show A primary partition that has been assigned a drive letter and can be formatted with a file system such as NTFS. Compare to logical drive.  
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