Remember DCOM
Full name: Distributed Component Object Model
Memory aid: Distributed COM sends object interactions across machines.
Legacy DCOM applications can have identity, firewall, and compatibility dependencies.
Study area: Operations & legacy systems · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 2 220-1202 · CompTIA Server+ · CompTIA Linux+ · CompTIA Cloud+
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DCOM — Distributed Component Object Model
Extends supported COM object communication across computers.
Why learn DCOM — Distributed Component Object Model?
Extends supported COM object communication across computers.
Where it came from
Legacy DCOM applications can have identity, firewall, and compatibility dependencies.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Distributed COM sends object interactions across machines.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DCOM: Distributed Component Object Model.
- Recall this memory aid: Distributed COM sends object interactions across machines.
- Explain the practical use: Extends supported COM object communication across computers.
- Explain this distinction: Legacy DCOM applications can have identity, firewall, and compatibility dependencies.
- Identify DCOM in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft component object model and OLE (learn.microsoft.com)