Any novice user, faced with the acronym AD, wonders, what is Active Directory? Active Directory is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. Included in most Windows Server operating systems, as a set of processes and services. Initially, the service only dealt with centralized domain management . However, starting with Windows Server 2008, AD has become the name for a wide range of directory-based authentication services. This makes Active Directory for beginners more optimal for learning.
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