1.3 Flashcards
Generally speaking what info can you find within the task Managers application/performance tab ?
Apps network, disk, CPU and memory usage.
What will the performance tab of task manager show you ?
A GUI graph of app procceses
What does device manager do ?
Check, update and install device drivers
What does Local Security Policy do ?
Allows us to create or modify security policies
In windows Where would you set or modify password policies ?
Administrative Tools – Local Security Policy
What should you use to identify sources of error or poor performance ?
The Performance Monitor
Long term stats
What is a service ?
A programme that runs in the background
Where would you create, delete, or modify automated tasks ?
Task Scheduler
What does the Administrative Tools – Data Sources do ?
lists the databases that the computer can connect to.
Where can you view sources of error ?
Event Viewer
Where would you find a list of physical disks, and how they are partitioned ?
Disk managment
What would you use to import a new certificate onto your system ?
Certificate Mananger
What is msinfo32.exe ?
System info: OS version, RAM Processor type etc
How do you access the microsoft management console ?
windows key +r then Type MMC
The registry files are stored in the C:\Windows\System32\___________ folder.
C:\Windows\System32\config
What is taskmgr.exe ?
Task manager
What is eventvwr.msc ?
Windows event viewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqB9HrmoiRI
What is taskschd.msc ?
Task Scheduler
What is msinfo32.exe ?
System Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWFzY-b8H_s
What does Resmon.exe monitor do ?
Resource monitor provides a Detailed real time view of performance
What is the registry ?
Hierachical Master database
What is regedit.exe ?
Windows registry editor/
What is msconfig.exe ?
System config tool
What extension is found on the end of MMC snapins ?
.msc
What is regedit.exe ?
Registry Editor.
What does Local users and groups do ?
View, create, delete, or disable user accounts on the local computer.
What is the microsoft management console ?
A custom toolbox of useful utilities referred to as “Snap-ins”.
What does task scheduler do ?
Schedules tasks via a script, command or external programme.
Give an example of a scheduled task already implemented within windows.
Checking for Windows updates.
Wha
Can view app error logs, security audit records, system errors.
Within the computer management, what will the performance tool allow you to do ?
Check Hardware performance.
Set Hardware performance level + recieve alerts.
Where should you go if a device is installed but not working ?
Device manager.
devmgmt.msc
Device manager
lusrmgr.msc
Local users and groups
perfmon.msc
Performance monitor
gpedit.msc
Group Policy edit
What does Group Policy edit do ?
Allows an administrator to set various settings to customize the operating system.
Where are your startup/boot options located ?
Startup app task manager
Boot options System configuration
Where are your startup/boot options located ?
Startup app task manager
Boot options System configuration (msconfig.exe).
cleanmgr.exe
Disk clean up
Which event log should be checked if you suspect that the computer has rebooted unexpectedly?
The System event log
Which system utilities in Windows provides access to a database containing system configuration information?
regedit.exe
Which tab of the System Configuration utility in MS Windows provides access to MMC snap-ins?
Tools
Which tab of the System Configuration utility in MS Windows allows to prevent all nonessential applications, services, and device drivers from loading during system startup?
General
Which admin tool refers to a Microsoft Windows tool designed for troubleshooting system startup problems?
msconfig.exe
A Microsoft Windows application utility used for displaying details about computer’s hardware resources, computer components, and software environment is known as
Which tab of the Windows’ 10 Task Manager provides an interface for managing background processes?
Services.
Which tool launches a GUI system utility for managing storage media in Windows?
diskmgmt.msc
Disk management
Which Windows administrative tool provides the capability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals?
taskschd.msc
Task scheduler.
What is partitioning ?
Dividing the physical storage device into multiple logical partitions that can be accessed separately.
What comes after partitioning ?
Formatting
What is formatting ?
Its designating a file system that will determine how the data is stored on the disk.
What determines the type of file system ?
The OS and intended use for the storage.
Which tool can you use to check the CPU utilization and manage any high-resource processes?
Task Manager.
Key word is manage.
You can observe on Perfmon.
On which tab of MSConfig can you choose the startup type?
General
Which tool provides comprehensive information about the system’s resource usage, hardware, and software environments?
MSINFO32 provides comprehensive information about the system’s resource usage, hardware, and software environments.
Which filesystem is primarily used on Unix-based systems?
NFS
Which utility helps you troubleshoot startup problems by allowing you to selectively disable individual items that normally are executed at startup?
MSConfig, known as the System Configuration.
Which tool can be used to configure the size of the Security log file in Windows?
Event viewer
What Windows utility is used to prepare a computer to be imaged?
Sysprep
What utility is started with MSTSC.EXE?
RDP
Which utility helps you troubleshoot startup problems by allowing you to selectively disable individual items that normally are executed at startup?
MSConfig, known as the System Configuration utility.
What Windows utility is used to prepare a computer to be imaged?
Sysprep
What Windows logs are found within Event viewer ?
System, Security and Application.
They will basically do what their name says i.e. a security log will log security events.
What does certmgr.msc do ?
Certificate Manager. Check and manage certificates installed on a computer.
What tabs are available in msconfig.exe ?
General
Boot
Services
Startup
Tools
What is cleanmgr.exe ?
Disk Cleanup.
What is dfrgui.exe ?
Disk degragment
What is the difference between resmon.exe and msinfo32.exe ?
Resmon shows the performance of hardware and software.
msinfo32.exe lists hardware and software.
