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**irfishahpk** · #1 13-03-2009, 05:40 PM

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domain
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A group of computers that are part of a network and share a common directory database.
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Active Directory domain
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Active Directory domain is a collection of computers defined by the administrator of a Windows network. These computers share a common directory database, security policies, and security relationships with other domains.
An Active Directory domain provides access to the centralized user accounts and group accounts maintained by the domain administrator.
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DNS domain
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A DNS domain is any tree or subtree within the DNS namespace.
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Active Directory
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The directory service that stores information about objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network using a single logon process
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Active Directory data model
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A model derived from the LDAP data model. The directory holds objects that represent entities of various sorts, described by attributes.
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Schema
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The objects and classes of objects that can be stored in the directory are defined in the schema.