Lesson 11: Monitoring Servers

Question 1

1. Which of the following is not a new enhancement in Windows Eventing 6.0?
   a) addition of a Setup log documenting the installation and configuration history of applications
   b) enhanced querying capabilities that simplify the process of locating specific events
   c) event log sizes now limited only by half of available disk space
   d) ability to attach scheduled tasks to events

Answer 1

c) event log sizes now limited only by half of available disk space

Question 2

2. The Summary of Administrative Events displays the total number of events recorded in all of the following time increments except for the last __________.
   a) hour
   b) day
   c) week
   d) month

Answer 2

d) month

Question 3

3. Which of the following logs contains events received from other computers on the network via subscriptions?
   a) Subscription log
   b) Forwarded Events
   c) Remote log
   d) Network Events

Answer 3

b) Forwarded Events

Question 4

4. Which of the following logs is the primary Windows Server 2008 operational log?
   a) Application
   b) Security
   c) Setup
   d) System

Answer 4

d) System

Question 5

5. Which type of event is triggered when there is service degradation or an occurrence that can potentially cause service degradation in the near future?
   a) Information
   b) Error
   c) Warning
   d) Critical

Answer 5

c) Warning

Question 6

6. By default, which of the following logs is visible in the Event Viewer console?
   a) Operational
   b) Analytic
   c) Debug
   d) None of the above

Answer 6

a) Operational

Question 7

7. Which tool within the Reliability and Performance Monitor console displays hundreds of different statistics?
   a) Reliability Monitor
   b) Performance Monitor
   c) Resource Overview
   d) Resource Monitor

Answer 7

b) Performance Monitor

Question 8

8. Which of the following is not an available view in Performance Monitor?
   a) line graph
   b) columnar bar
   c) histogram bar
   d) report view

Answer 8

b) columnar bar

Question 9

9. Which of the following is not a method available for accessing Performance Monitor functions?
   a) MMC consoles Action menu
   b) context menu that appears when you right-click the display
   c) hotkey combinations
   d) toolbar buttons

Answer 9

a) MMC consoles Action menu

Question 10

10. In the Add Counters dialog box, which of the following is not a piece of information that you need to specify to add a counter to the display?
    a) instance
    b) performance counter
    c) performance object
    d) logging server

Answer 10

d) logging server

Question 11

11. The number of counters that you can display effectively depends on the __________.
    a) available hard drive space
    b) Tspeed of your computer
    c) size of your monitor and resolution of your video display
    d) server caching abilities

Answer 11

c) size of your monitor and resolution of your video display

Question 12

12. The optimal value for the Server Work Queues: Queue Length should be less than __________.
    a) 3
    b) 4
    c) 5
    d) 6

Answer 12

c) 5

Question 13

13. What must you create to capture counter statistics in the Reliability and Performance Monitor console for later review?
    a) baseline
    b) data collector set
    c) performance log
    d) none of the above

Answer 13

b) data collector set

Question 14

14. Which of the following logs contains information about events generated by the operating system components, such as services and device drivers?
    a) Application
    b) Security
    c) Setup
    d) System

Answer 14

d) System

Question 15

15. Which type of event warns of a problem that is not likely to affect the performance of the component or process where the problem occurred, but could affect the performance of other components or processes on the system?
    a) Information
    b) Error
    c) Warning
    d) Critical

Answer 15

b) Error

Question 16

16. Which type of log contains events targeted at end-users or administrators that indicate a problem and offer a possible solution?
    a) Admin
    b) Operational
    c) Analytic
    d) Debug

Answer 16

a) Admin

Question 17

17. Which type of log contains events that signify a change in the application or service, such as the addition or removal of a printer?
    a) Admin
    b) Operational
    c) Analytic
    d) Debug

Answer 17

b) Operational

Question 18

18. By default, at what time interval does the Performance Monitor graph update counter values?
    a) one second
    b) ten seconds
    c) thirty seconds
    d) sixty seconds

Answer 18

a) one second

Question 19

19. Which of the following graphs displays both current and historical values?
    a) histogram
    b) column
    c) line
    d) report view

Answer 19

c) line

Question 20

20. Performance objects, performance counters, and instances that appear in the Add Counters dialog box depend on all of the following except the __________.
    a) computer’s hardware configuration
    b) software installed on the computer
    c) number of servers on the network
    d) computer’s role on the network

Answer 20

c) number of servers on the network