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WinAudit :: System Overview

This category gives an overall summary of the computer's identification and resources.


Computer Name
The name that identifies the computer on a network. Names are usually in upper case and unique on a given network.


Domain Name
The domain or workgroup, if any, to which the computer belongs. A domain is a set of computers that has access to a centralised database of user account and other information.


Site Name
The site or location of the computer. This is Active Directory® functionality and requires Windows®2000 Professional or newer. By design, only the local computer is interrogated for this information. If a dynamic site name can be discovered it will be reported in preference to a static one.


Roles
The services or functions that the computer fulfils such as Workstation, Server, Primary Domain Controller etc.


Description
An administrative description or comment about the computer.


Operating System
Combined description of the operating system using its name and edition or release. Common examples are Windows® 98 Second Edition and Windows® XP Professional.


Manufacturer
Either the system or chassis manufacturer as recorded in the BIOS.


Model
The model of the computer. This is the Product Name designated by the manufacturer in the BIOS.


Serial Number
Either the system or chassis serial number as recorded in the BIOS. Sometimes referred to as the service tag.


Asset Tag
The asset tag number as recorded in the BIOS.

Number Of Processors
The number of physical processor packages detected.


Processor
Combined description using its name and speed. The name is obtained from the processor itself or is resolved from its signature and physical characteristics. Speed in is MHz and is either estimated over a number of processor cycles or taken from the registry. On multi-processor systems, only data for the first one is shown.


Total Memory
Amount of installed random access memory in MB. WinAudit adopts the most widely used convention that 1MB = 1024*1024 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes.


Total Hard Drive
Sum of the capacities of all local hard drives, commonly expressed in GB. Windows® 95 first release has a detection limit of 2GB per drive.


Display
A description of the display such as its size.


System Uptime
The length of time since the system was turned on (booted). On Windows® 95, Windows® 98 and Windows® Me counting restarts at zero after approximately 50 days have elapsed.

BIOS Version
The version of the system BIOS as reported in the system registry.


User Account
The name of the user logged onto the system.


Local Time
The date and time in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format of the computer's local time.


 
 
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