Seeking granular 411 for NIS 2013.

I could use some granular 411 for an advanced user who is not yet familiar with all the settings and lingo that makes up the NIS 2013 GUI.

I have been a Norton fan for years and I see that Version: 20.3.1.22 is a drastic overhaul from NIS/NAV from past years. 

Being the control freak that I am...I go thru every nook and cranny and I am confused with all the "fluff" that I am seeing and not sure what some of the settings mean for sure, so I have been scouring the web for answers and I am coming up short and frustrated and because I hate to guess as to what the setting mean, which in essence renders AV suites useless...basically, just a BIG, FAT GUI.

 

HP dv7 laptop w/Win7 64x Pro. DSL ISP (IPv4) , Netgear R6300, WNDR 3700 routers, NAS,  Galaxy Nexus, roku, Brother Printer,