We've gathered the vocabulary terms from throughout this learning center.
Get to know them, and get more out of Windows parental controls on your home PC.
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Activity Reports: A parental control feature that logs the sites your children visit for your review.
Activity reports can be a great way to monitor behavior and help ensure that family rules are
being respected. Check activity reports regularly, and explore the sites listed on the report.
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Administrator Account: The most powerful user account on Windows 7. In addition
to other abilities, administrators can make changes to other user accounts. Log on as
an administrator to set up user accounts for other family members.
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Game Restrictions: A parental control feature that blocks games according to content ratings.
Content is rated according to ESRB guidelines, and is listed by age-appropriateness. Set
game restriction levels for each of your kids individually.
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High Restriction Level: You can set “restriction levels” for each member of your family using
Windows 7 Parental Controls. The high restriction level allows access only to children's
sites — typically aimed at kids under 13 years of age — and other sites you specifically allow.
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Medium Restriction Level: A restriction level in Windows 7 Parental Controls in which all
content filters are specifically chosen by the you, the computer administrator. As the
administrator, you can block web content categories for each individual child by user account.
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Parental Controls: A set of controls built into Windows 7 designed to help parents manage
what their children can do online and on the computer. Use parental controls to set Web and
game restrictions, time limits and activity reports.
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Standard User Account: A Windows 7 user account that lets a person use most of the
computer's features, but requires permission for any changes that affect other users or
computer security. Before enabling parental controls, log in as an administrator and set
up standard user accounts for your kids.
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Time Limits: A parental control feature that allows you to choose exactly when and how long
your kids can be online using a visual calendar of the hours of the day and the days of the week.
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User Account: Ensure that your kids communicate online only with people known to them and
your family well as your personal preferences. User accounts are the cornerstone of parental
controls. Set up a user account for each member of your family.
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Web Restrictions: A parental control feature that lets you restrict the Web sites that children
can visit, make sure children only visit age-appropriate Web sites, indicate whether you want to
allow file downloads, and designate the content you want the content filters to block and allow.
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Windows Password: The password you use to log on to your computer. Change the
password on your administrator account regularly. Avoid passwords your kids may easily
guess, such as the name of your family pet.
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Windows 7 Web Filter: A parental control feature that rates the content of Web sites
and blocks sites based on content categories you set for your family.
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