1.3 Windows Tools Flashcards
Given a scenario, use features and tools of the Microsoft Windows 10 OS
Task Manager
Monitors key resources - processing, memory, storage, and network capacity
Disk Management Console
- Provides summary of all fixed and removeable disks on the system
- Formats disk drives, creates partitions, shrinks volumes, creates RAIDs, etc.
Disk Maintenance Tools
- Fragmentation
- Capacity
- Damage
Fragmentation
Only affects hard drives due to the way the data is written
Capacity
How much data can be written to the disk
Damage
Can happen if power is cut to a reading/writing disk, or if the device is dropped
Disk defragmenter
Rearranges files on the disk for faster access
Disk cleanup utility
Searches the disk to find temporary files, Internet cache files, and unnecessary program files that can be safely deleted
Task Scheduler
Runs commands/scripts automatically in the background at any given interval
Event Viewer
Allows you to go through log files and see what has happened on a Windows System
Give the five levels of severity that might show when using Event Viewer.
- Information
- Warning
- Verbose
- Error
- Critical
Performance Monitor
Provides real-time info about system resources and can find issues by monitoring performance over time and looking at key counters
What actions can be performed from Local Users and Groups?
- Create/modify/disable/delete user accounts
- Set/reset passwords
Group Policy Editor
Configuration of different Windows settings across all machines in the network
Certificate Manager
Allows for requesting and importing new certificates, as well as management of all digital certificates on the system
System Information
Produces a comprehensive report on the different pieces of hardware and software inside a Windows system
Resource Monitor
Upgraded version of Task Manager
System Configuration
Used to modify various settings and files that affect the way a computer boots and loads Windows
Registry Editor
Database which has all the different settings and configurations across the entire OS
Microsoft Management Console
A container for plugins or snap-ins that can be used to create custom admin tools to configure a system
