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this topic  Introduction to the Active Directory Schema  In
Active Directory the schema contains definitions for the
universe of objects that can be stored in the directory, and it
enforces the rules that govern both the structure and the
content of the directory. The schema consists of a set of
classes, attributes, and syntaxes that represent an instance of
one or more classes in the schema. A class is a category of
objects that share a set of common characteristics. It is a
formal description of a discrete, identifiable type of object
that can be stored in the directory. Each object in the
directory is an instance of one or more classes in the schema.
An attribute describes the characteristics of some aspect of an
object. Attributes define the types of information that an
object can hold. For each class, the schema specifies the
mandatory attributes and optional attributes that constitute the
set of shared characteristics of the class. The val