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WINDOWS 2000

Specialty Definition: WINDOWS 2000

Domain	Definition
Computing	Windows 2000 (Win2k, W2k, NT5, Windows NT 5.0) An operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation for PCs and servers, as the successor to Windows NT 4.0. Early beta versions were referred to as "Windows NT 5.0". Windows 2000 was officially released on 2000-02-17. Windows 2000 is most commonly used on Intel x86 and Pentium processors, with a DEC Alpha version rumoured. Unlike Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 is not available for PowerPC or MIPS. Windows 2000's user interface is very similar to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 with integrated Internet Explorer, or to Windows 98. It is available in four flavours: - Professional: the client version, meant for desktop workstations, successor to Windows NT Workstation. - Server: "entry-level" server, designed for small deployments, and departmental file, print, or intranet servers. - Advanced Server: high throughput, larger scale servers and applications, and small to medium scale web sites. - Data Center Server: software for large-scale server clusters (in development as of 2000-03-14). New features in Windows 2000 include: - Active Directory. - Greatly improved built-in security mechanisms, including Kerberos-based authentication, public key support, an encrypting file system, and IPsec support. - Integrated web browser - Internet Explorer 5.0. - Integrated web server - IIS 5.0 - Terminal services for displaying application interfaces on remote computers (similar to X-Windows). - File protection that prevents user programs from accidentally deleting or overwriting critical system files. - Improved hardware support, including Plug-and-Play, DVD, IEEE-1394 (FireWire), USB, infra-red, PCMCIA, ACPI, laptop computers. - Improved user interface, including a single point to control the entire system. - Improved management tools, including remote administration. Minimum system requirements, according to Microsoft, are Pentium-133 MHz CPU, 64 MB RAM, 650 MB of hard disk space. These are for W2K Professional, others require more. Many operating systems compete with Windows 2000, including the Apple MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett-Packard HP-UX, SGI Irix. Novell's NDS also provides a service similar to Active Directory. Windows 2000 will be followed by Windows XP Professional and Windows 2002. Home (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/). Usenet newsgroups: (news:microsoft.public.windows2000), (news:comp.os.ms-windows). (2002-01-28). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: WINDOWS 2000

Specialty definitions using "WINDOWS 2000": Active Directory ♦ directory service ♦ NT5 ♦ SYSKEY, System Account Manager, System Management Bus ♦ W2K, W2K bug, Win2K, Windows 2K, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows NT 5, wintel. (references)

Commercial Usage: WINDOWS 2000

Domain	Title
Books	Windows 2000 Active Directory (reference) Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Companion, Second Edition (reference) Windows 2000: Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror (The Mark Minasi Windows 2000 Series) (reference) Mastering Windows 2000 Server (4th Edition) (reference) MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition, Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217 (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Inside Microsoft Windows 2000 (reference) Working Smarter With Windows - Windows 2000 (reference) (more periodical examples)

High Tech	HA/F100 CLUSTER KIT FOR WINDOWS 2000 ADVANCED SERVER (reference) Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Upgrade w/ Encryption Coded Software (reference) MCSE DESIGNING WINDOWS 2000 (reference) Windows 2000 Directory Services Examiner [DOWNLOAD] (reference) HA/F200 NT 4.0 EE to Windows 2000 Migration Kit (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: WINDOWS 2000

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The access to a database or IT system resource, any right to use it or modify it is managed by the market leaders of Windows NT4, Windows 2000 of Microsoft, UNIX and Trusted Solaris of Sun. In case of database management systems, Oracle, Informix, Sybase and SQL Server of Microsoft are the market leaders. (references)
		Microsoft announced an 83% growth in annual revenues as Windows retains the major market share in operation systems with the launch of Windows 2000 in China during March 2000. In August 2000, domestic producer Red Flag Software launched Linux Desktop 2.0 System with similar fanfare including a contract with TCL as a leading information appliance vendor to preinstall the system under an OEM agreement. (references)
		As the number of Japanese PC users increases, demand for PC peripheral systems, including all types of application software, is increasing as well. Microsoft Windows �95 has been a big hit in Japan in the past four years with more than 20 million units sold. All major Japanese PC manufacturers including NEC and Fujitsu offer pre-installed Windows operating software, and Microsoft Windows 2000 is currently installed with most products. (references)
Economic History	China	For now, the most sought after retail products are games and entertainment software, but Windows 2000 did allow Microsoft to announce an 83% increase in China revenues for 2000. Stiff competition from Linux is emerging, but here too are opportunities for foreign vendors. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Anagrams: WINDOWS 2000

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "0-0-0-2-d-i-n-o-s-w-w"
	-4 letters: windows.
	-5 letters: disown, indows, widows, window.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: WINDOWS 2000

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 49 4E 44 4F 57 53 32 30 30 30

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01001001 01001110 01000100 01001111 01010111 01010011 00100000 00110010 00110000 00110000 00110000

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#73 &#78 &#68 &#79 &#87 &#83 &#32 &#50 &#48 &#48 &#48

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0049 004E 0044 004F 0057 0053 0032 0030 0030 0030

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

57434838495753220181818

INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Anagrams

5. Orthography
6. Bibliography

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