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7-50 Chapter 7 Setting Up and Managing User Accounts
Key Terms
■ You should understand the guidelines for creating strong passwords. In particular,
remember that a password should be a minimum of eight characters and should
include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
■ After you delete a user account, there is no way to recover the rights and permissions
associated with that user account. A better practice than deleting user
accounts is to disable them until you are sure they are no longer needed.
Computer Management A console that provides access to a number of management
utilities for administering a computer, including the ability to create, manage,
and monitor shared folders.
domain user account An account that allows you to log on to a domain to access
network resources.
group A collection of user accounts. Groups simplify administration by allowing you
to assign permissions and rights to a group of users rather than to each user
account individually.
local security database A database on a computer running Windows XP Professional
that holds local user accounts and groups.
local user account An account that allows you to log on to a specific computer to
access resources on that computer.
naming convention An organization’s established standard for identifying users.
password reset disk A floppy disk that contains encrypted password information
and allows users to change their password without knowing the old password.
Permissions Permissions control what users can do with a resource such as a folder,
a file, or a printer.
Rights Rights allow users to perform system tasks, such as changing the time on a
computer and backing up or restoring files.
user profile A collection of folders and data that stores your current desktop environment,
application settings, and personal data.