CIMOM
GPResult
Group Policy Modeling
Group Policy Results
Logging mode
Planning mode
RSOP
WMI
WMI filtering
WQL
Ch10 Key Terms
(Common Information Management Object Model) Database used through Windows
Management Instrumentation that contains information gathered when a computer starts and
becomes part of the network. This information includes hardware, Group Policy Software
Installation settings, Internet Explorer Maintenance settings, scripts, Folder Redirection settings,
and Security settings.
Command-line tool that enables administrators to create and display a Resultant Set of Policy
(RSoP) query from the command line.
Group Policy Management feature that uses the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in to simulate the
effect of a policy on the user environment.
Feature in Group Policy Management that is equivalent to the Logging mode within the Resultant
Set of Policy MMC snap-in. Rather than simulating policy effects, such as the Group Policy
Modeling Wizard, Group Policy Results obtains Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information from the
client computer to show the actual effects that policies have on the client computer and user
environment.
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) mode that queries existing policies in the hierarchy that are linked
to sites, domains, domain controllers, and organizational units. This mode is useful for
documenting and understanding how combined policies are affecting users and computers. The
results are returned in an MMC window that can be saved for later reference.
Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) mode that allows administrators to simulate the effect of policy
settings prior to implementing them on a computer or user.
(Resultant Set of Policy) Query engine that looks at GPOs and then reports its findings. Use this
tool to determine the effective settings for a user or computer based on the combination of the
local, site, domain, domain controller, and OU policies.
(Windows Management Instrumentation) Component of the Microsoft Windows operating
system that provides management information and control in an enterprise environment. It
allows administrators to create queries based on hardware, software, operating systems, and
services.
Filtering method that uses filters written in the WMI Query Language (WQL) to control GPO
application.
(WMI Query Language) Language that is similar to structured query language (SQL).