The registry is spread along different files but if I'm not mistaken the majority of it is stored in so called SAM.
hives
yes
Hives
Five files stored in the C:\Windows\System32\config folder; these files are called hives and they are named the SAM (Security Accounts Manager), Security, Software, System, and Default hives.
Files called "hives".
There is no "registry" on a motherboard. The Windows Registry is stored on the hard drive.
Yes - they both do the same thing (manipulate the registry). The difference may be in how they display the registry hives.
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The question makes no sense. The registry is where the keys are stored.
system.dat or restore.sys
Registry
Files called "hives".