1. Group Policy:
   1. Used in Microsoft environments to govern user and computer accounts through a set of rules.
   2. To access the Local Group Policy Editor from the Windows Run prompt, type the following:
      1. gpedit.msc
2. Security Template:
   1. A collection of security configuration settings or parameters that can be applied to a domain controller, member server or workstation, and stored in text files with a .inf extension.
   2. There are three main Windows server security templates:
      1. defltbase.inf (uncommon)
      2. defltsv.inf (used on regular servers)
      3. defltdc.inf (used in domain controllers)
      4. By default these templates, along with many other .inf files, are stored in %systemroot%\inf
3. Baselining:
   1. The process of measuring changes in networking, hardware, and software performance against an established performance baseline.