What is the meaning of the common terminology of the registry?

First, common terminology

1. Key (k e y)

Is the previous item listed in the left window of the registry with the plus sign "+" or minus sign "-".

2. Root key (r o t k E y)

The key that begins with H K E Y, the function of the root key is to classify the various categories of the registry.

3. Sub-keys (s u b k e y)

All keys that are contained in the root key.

4. Value items

A value entry is displayed on the right side of Registry Editor, which consists of three parts: name, type, data composition. Its role is to control all aspects of Windows.

5. Value

Used to specifically show the use of various features of Windows.

Ii. type of value

The setting of the registry in Windows is primarily performed by setting the value. There are five categories of values in the Windows registry, each of which are:

(1) String value: a fixed-length text string that is commonly used to describe information such as files, hardware attributes, and so on.

(2) Binary value: unhandled binary data. Most hardware component information is stored in binary data and is displayed in the Registry Editor in hexadecimal format.

(3) D W O R D value: The data is represented by a number of 4 bytes long. The parameters for many device drivers and services are this type and are displayed in binary, hexadecimal, or decimal format in Registry Editor.

(4) Multi-string value: A list or multi-valued value that contains a format that can be read by the user is usually the type. Items are separated by spaces, commas, or other tokens.

(5) Expandable String value: A variable length data string. The data type contains variables that are determined when the program or service uses the data.