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2 Test Summary Introduction In a Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0, Terminal Server (TSE) multiuser environment users share hardware and software resources on the server. These resources include processors, memory, and storage as well as operating system resources and application resources such as configuration data (e.g., location of directories and files, arrangement of application within groups, and desktop appearance). In order to help standardize sizing information, Microsoft has defined three categories of users: • Task-based users. A task-based user typically runs a single application used for data entry, for example a line-of-business application written in Visual Basic (POS, Order Entry applications, SAP, and so on). • Typical user. A typical user runs one or two applications but usually runs only one at a time. A typical user runs applications whose data processing demands on the system are not heavy, for example a productivity application such as a word processor, a web browser or an e-mail client. • Advanced users. An advanced user is a more sophisticated user who runs three or more applications, and often has several applications active at the same time. An advanced user runs applications whose data processing demands on the system are heavy. For the sample configurations described in the following table, Microsoft provides, for each type of user, the recommended number of users that can be supported (Microsoft Window NT Server, Terminal Server Administrator's Guide). Configuration Task-based users Single processor Intel® 25 Pentium® Pro 200MHz 128MB RAM Dual-processor Pentium Pro 50 200MHz 256MB RAM Quad-processor Pentium 100 Pro 200MHz 512MB RAM Table 1 Typical users 15 30 60 Advanced users 8 15 30 Hewlett-Packard Company 4