1.5 1.5 Given a scenario, use Microsoft operating system features and tools. Flashcards
• Administrative tools
• Administrative tools
- Computer Management
Computer Management Windows+R compmgmt.msc opens the Computer Management console
the default management console with multiple snap-ins to configure local users and groups, disks, services, devices, and so on.
- Device Manager
Windows+R devmgmt.msc opens the Device Manager console
- Local Users and Groups
A group management tool for windows. Windows+R lusrmgr.msc opens the Local Users and Groups OR Select Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Local Users and Groups
- Local Security Policy
Local Security Policy, allows you to view and edit the current security policy.
A computer that is a member of a domain will have the security settings defined in the domain security policy. It’s your policy as a consumer.
- Performance Monitor
Where you view the performance of the local computer. RPL
- Services
start, stop, and pause services. It’s how we can manage the services, whether directly or indirectly. AND also View depenanT other services.
- System Configuration
System Configuration (msconfig) A utility used to modify various settings and files that affect the way the computer boots and loads Windows. Tabs: General | Boot | Services | Startup | Tools
- Task Scheduler
Task Scheduler Tool to set tasks when to run
- Component Services
Component Services, enables you to register new server applications or reconfigure security permissions for existing services.
- Data Sources
Data Sources Otherwise known as ODBC Data Sources snap-in (Administrative Tools) enables you to control data connections set up on the local computer.
This may need to be configured for SW dev on the team.
- Print Management
Print Management is used set properties and monitor local printers and manage printer sharing on the network. Print queue etc RPL
- Windows Memory Diagnostics
A WINDOWS tool to test memory chips for errors. Can be run from Administrative tools or boot to Windows Pre-Installation/Recovery Environment and select Windows Memory Diagnostic. Select Restart Now and check for problems. Pressing F1 allows you to configure test options.
- Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall Bundled firewall software for windows. Acts as a personal firewall.
- Advanced Security
Advanced Security Windows Firewall with Advanced Security allows outbound filtering configuration, IPsec connection security and more monitoring tools.
- Event Viewer
Event Viewer As defined in CompTIA Core 2 book, allows monitoring of Windows logs, There are also application-and-service-specific logs. It’s the standard way of accessing event logs.
- User Account Management
User Account Management A way for the system owner/admin to manage the accounts of system users
• MSConfig - General TAB
General This tab allows the user to configure the startup mode: Normal, Diagnostic, and Selective
• MSConfig
- - Services
TAB
Services This tab lets the user choose specifically which services are configured to run at startup. Also shows date a service was disabled, for making troubleshooting easier.
MSConfig Startup Tab
Startup This tab controls, for windows 7, controls the shortcuts that have been placed in the Startup folder of the Start Menu and startup items that have been written to the registry. In Windows 8,8.1,10: use Task Manager to disable startup items.
MSConfig Tools Tab
Tools This tab contains shortcuts to various administrative utilities including System Information, Configuring User Account Control (UAC), and more.
MSConfig Tools Tab
Tools This tab contains shortcuts to various administrative utilities including System Information, Configuring User Account Control (UAC), and more.
• Task Manager - Applications
Applications This tab shows currently running applications. End Task will force a shut down and result in any unsaved data to be lost.
• Task Manager - Processes
Processes This tab shows CPU utilization and memory usage per process. Gives user ability to modify priority.
• Task Manager - - Performance
Performance This tab shows which apps might be using system resources. Represents physical, multicore, and HyperThreaded processors in graphs.
• Task Manager - Networking
Networking This tab illustrates status and utilization of the NIC, expressed as a percentage.
• Task Manager - - Users
Users Shows who is logged on to the actual pc. Admin can control users.
• Disk Management
Disk Management Windows+R diskmgmt.msc opens the Disk Management console. A console to format disks and manage partitions
- Drive status
Is indicated in Disk Management program. Disks can have the indicators:
• Online – The disk is OK.
- Not initialized – When you add a new un-partitione/do format it
- Unreadable – The disk is damaged.
- Foreign – Right click and select Import Foreign disk
- Offline/Missing – a disk configured as dynamic cannot be read.
- Failed redundancy – A RAID volume that is still working but that is no longer fault tolerant. replace failed disk .
- Regenerating –damaged RAID 5 volume, the controller begins regenerating parity information for the volume.
- Resynching – Occurs when a disk is restored to a mirrored volume.
- Formatting – A user-initiated format is in progress.
- Mounting
Mounting Mounting is performed when using an entire disk volume but not assigning it a drive letter. The volume is accessed from a designated folder in the file system. 1. Assign an empty folder 2. Run the New Partition/Volume Wizard
- Initializing
Initializing In order to add a hard disk to the system, you need to initialize it (first set it up).
- Extending partitions
Extending partitions Expanding a portion of the disk from the current amount of storage higher, can only be extended to the limit of the device.
- Splitting partitions
Splitting partitions Splitting a volume entails shrinking the current volume first, then creating a new volume with an allocated space provided.
- Shrink partitions
Shrink partitions Volumes can be literally shrunk to the limit of the files that are unmovable. This creates more storage space on the selected volume.
- Assigning/changing drive letters
Assigning/changing drive letters Creating a new partition involves assigning a drive letter or mount point.
- Adding drives
Adding drives This would mean adding new partitions to the current volume. New Simple Volume. Complete the wizard.
- Adding arrays
Adding arrays Considered Dynamic storage, this allows the creation of volumes spanning multiple disks (an array). Need the Professional/Enterprise editions of Windows.
Volume Types
• Simple – occupies space on single disk
• Spanned – a volume using space on two or more disks
• Striped – a volume using space on two or more disks configured using RAID 0 to improve performance
• Mirrored – a volume where one disk stores a copy (mirror) of the other disk.
• RAID 5 – a volume where data is spread across three or more disks. The system writes a parity bit (parity information)
- Storage spaces
Storage spaces A feature of Windows 8/10, this allows arrays to be configured across all different types of storage devices, including USB. Also, this feature is available on Home edition.
• System utilities
• System utilities
- Regedit
A tool used for making manual changes to the Window Registry database. Can also be used to export and backup portions of the registry. From the run line
- Command
Command A type of utility used to view and configure shared resources on a Windows network.
- Services.msc
Services.msc In computer management, the services snap-in displays a list of installed services. These can be managed.
- MMC
MMC Microsoft Management Console, this is used for Windows administration. Run mmc opens an empty console.
This is used to create a custom toolkit of the snap-ins used to configure advanced features of Windows.
- MSTSC
MSTSC Used for remote desktop connections (RDP), running mstsc at a command prompt, server’s computer name OR IP address connects the devices. Can be used by multiple OS to access Windows RDP.
- Notepad
Notepad A simple text editor. Can be opened from command line
- Explorer
Explorer Defined as, A Microsoft Windows tool that offers a single view of all the resources and information that you can access from a computer.
- Msinfo32
Opened from runline> MSinfo32 Also known as the System Configuration application, provides a Windows interface to some of the configuration information contained in the registry. • System summary • Hardware resources • Components • Software environment
- DxDiag
DxDiag DirectX DIAGNOSTIC TOOL displays a report on the system’s DirectX configuration, which gives yes or no for 3d graphics support and sound compatibility
- Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter Recognizes a drive to store information relating to each file in contiguous sectors of the disk. The best way to understand this is the disc stores the information close together for faster access.
If we had to find a whole book in a library, it would be easier to find the contents of the book in one section and put all the chapters together instead of finding one chapter in different sections.
- System Restore
System Restore This feature creates configuration backups. If there are changes, deletions, or problems and you need to reverse it back to a certain configuration, this feature is used.
- Windows Update
Windows Update This is a website that hosts critical updates and security patches plus optional software and hardware updates to add or change features or drivers.
