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1.5 - Done Flashcards

1
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What does the Computer Management utility do?

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A single console that a user can build to do whatever s/he needs to do.

S/he can add predefined mix of plugins (i.e. Event Viewer, Services, etc.)

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What does the Device Manager do?

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Allows the OS to talk directly to the hardware through device drivers.

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What does the “Local Users and Groups” utility do?

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Separates the users of a computer into specific groups in which each group has a different amount of rights and permissions.

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4
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What does the Local Security Policy utility so?

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It’s the local equivalent of an active directory, except only one or few users rather than multiple users.

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5
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What does Active Directory allow?

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Group policy management

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6
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What does the Performance Monitor do?

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Allows user to gather OS metrics

It also allows a user to look for particular values and if a certain value is reached you can set the PM to send you an alert.

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What does the Services utlity do?

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Shows all of the things that happens behind the scenes

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What is Services useful for?

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Troubleshooting the startup process

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9
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What does Task Scheduler allow you to do?

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Allows you to schedule an application start-up or batch file execution automatically

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What is Component Services used for?

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Used by Windows application developers to see how the app is configured in the OS.

It is used alongside the Event Viewer and Services so they can get a complete view of everything that is happening with the app.

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11
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What does ODBC stand for?

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Open Database Connectivity

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What is the purpose of ODBC?

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Allows the app developer to write an app without any concern of the type of database that may be running on the back end.

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13
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What does Print Management allow you to do?

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View all network printers, share printers from one central console, and add/manage printer drivers.

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What do you use Memory diagnostics for?

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To automatically or manually run multiple tests that check for faulty chips/modules

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What does the Event Viewer do?

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Breaks down all events of a computer into different categories and then classifies them

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16
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What does Windows (Defender) Firewall do?

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Allows “allowed” apps to receive and send traffic.

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17
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Where would you go for detailed firewall configurations?

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Advanced Settings

18
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What is the purpose of the System Configuration tool?

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Allows you to manage the boot processes, startup, and services.

19
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True or False: Easy access to popular admin tools that are used for troubleshooting would be found under the Task Manager tool.

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False; System Configuration

20
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What does the Task Manager provide?

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Real-time system statistics

21
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True or False: To see who is connected to the network and what they are doing, you would go to the “Networking” tab of the Task Manager tool?

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False; “Users” tab

22
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What does the Disk Management tool do?

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Manages all disk operations

23
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True or False: “Healthy” disk status indicates the disk is good to go.

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True

24
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True or False: “Healthy (at Risk)” disk status indicates the disk has experienced errors before, but does not have a chance to fail.

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False; has a chance to fail

25
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True or False: “Initializing” disk status indicates that a disk under a Raid 5 array has failed and it is in process of recreating data based off parity.

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False; This is the normal startup message

What is described would display “Regenerating”

26
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True or False: “Resynching” disk status indicates that a disk under a Raid 1 array has failed and the mirrored volume is in process of syncing the data.

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True

27
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What does it mean to “mount” a drive?

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Extend available storage space by mounting a separate storage device as a folder

28
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What is a storage space?

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Allocated space pulled from a storage pool that can be used to create a Raid array.

29
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What does the run line allow you to do?

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Start an application as a command instead of using the graphical interface

30
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What is regedit and when would you use it?

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Windows Registry Editor

Used when needing to make minor changes to a service of an application

31
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What is the command to access the Services tool?

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services.msc

32
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What does mmc stand for? What does it do?

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Microsoft Management Console

Allows you to build your own management framework. (e.g. Computer Management tool)

33
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What does mstsc stand for? What does it do?

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Microsfot Terminal Services Client

Allows Remote Desktop Connection

34
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What tool is used for file management and allows easy access to network resources?

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Windows Explorer / File Explorer (Windows 10)

35
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What is msinfo32? What is it used for?

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Windows System Information tool

View hardware, software, and components information and details

36
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What is dxdiag? What is it used for?

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DirectX Diagnostic Tool

Used to troubleshoot graphics or sound issues.

37
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What is does Defrag do?

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Initiates the disk defragmentation process which improves disk read and write time

38
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How would you initiate defrag through the command line?

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defrag

defrag C:

39
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What does system restore do?

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Allows you to go back in time to correct problems

40
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How do you access the system restore tool from the start-up window?

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F8 -> Advanced Boot Options -> Repair

41
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True or False: System Restore will recover from virus and spyware attacks guaranteed.

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False; whole system could be affected, so no guarantees a recovery can be made

42
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What does Windows update do?

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Allows you to keep your OS up-to-date through security patches and bug fixes.

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