Exam B Flashcards
CompTIA A+ 220-1102 Exam Criteria
What does Group Policy Editor do?
Make a configuration change across all systems:
The Group Policy Editor allows an administrator to make configuration changes to devices on an Active Directory network.
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What does Performance Monitor do?
View the long-term CPU utilization of a server:
Performance Monitor can gather long-term statistics of OS metrics, set alerts and automated actions, store statistics, and display built-in reports.
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What does Device Manager do?
View the version number of a device driver:
All hardware is managed through the Windows Device Manager. Device drivers and hardware configurations can be managed through the Device Manager utility.
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What does Even Viewer do?
View the logs associated with an application:
The Windows Event Viewer is a central log consolidation tool for applications, security events, setup messages, and system details.
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Task Scheduler
The Windows Task Scheduler allows the user or administrator to run scripts or applications at designated times.
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Disk Management
Add a partition to a volume
The Disk Management utility allows the administrator to create, change, remove, or format partitions on a storage drive.
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Certificate Manager
Update a trusted Root Certificate
The Windows Certificate Manager is used to view, add, or remove local certificates.
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Script File: .vbs
Import data into an Excel spreadsheet:
VBScript, (.vbs) (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) can be used for many Windows-related scripting purposes, and one of the most common is to automate the functionality of Microsoft Office applications.
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Script File: .js
Add animation to a website login screen:
JavaScript (.js) is used on many web sites to enhance the functionality within a user’s browser. This can be used for automation, tracking, interactivity features, and to extend the functionality of the browser.
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Script File: .py
Retrieve statistics from a network device:
Python (.py) is a scripting language that can handle almost anything, including a number of tasks in this list. However, Python is the best fit for a scripting language that can inter-operate with other devices, including devices across the network.
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Script File: .bat
Compare files on a Windows workstation:
A batch file (.bat) commonly runs in the console or command line of a Windows device, and it can automate the same processes that a user would perform manually at the Windows command prompt.
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Script File: .sh
Move log files on a Linux server
A shell script (.sh) commonly runs at the command prompt, or shell, of a Unix or Linux device. Since most Linux features can be managed from the command line, shell scripts are powerful automation options.
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Script File: .ps1
Disable an Active Directory account:
PowerShell (.ps1) is a Windows-only scripting environment that extends the functionality of the traditional Windows command line. PowerShell extends the functionality of the command prompt to enable the automation of internal Windows and Active Directory functions.
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Which Microsoft 10 edition can support 6TB of RAM?
Enterprise
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A system administrator is concerned that a Windows system may contain logical file system errors. Scan and repair any logical file system errors from the Windows command line.?
The chkdsk (Check Disk) command is used to identify and fix logical file system errors and bad physical sectors. The /f option will fix the logical file system and the /r option will locate bad sectors and attempt to recover any readable data.
chkdsk /f - Fix Logical files