Lesson 2

Question 1

Resmon.exe

Answer 1

Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) and Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc) view and log performance. Resource Monitor shows an enhanced version of snapshot monitoring provided by Task Manager

Question 2

Certmgr.msc

Answer 2

Certificate Manager console (certmgr msc) shows which certificates have been installed and provides a mechanism for requesting and importing new certificates.

Question 3

Taskschd.mcs

Answer 3

Task Scheduler (taskschd.mcs) runs commands and scripts automatically.

Question 4

Gpedit.msc

Answer 4

Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) provides a more robust means of configuring many of the Windows settings than editing the registry directly.

Question 5

Robocopy source

Answer 5

Robust copy command is another file copy utility and is recommended over xcppy. It works better with long file names and New Technology File System (NTFS) attributes.

Question 6

Md command

Answer 6

Make Directory. Used to create a new directory. Ex: “md File1”

Question 7

rmdir

Answer 7

Remove Directory (rmdir or rd) Used to delete an empty directory. Can be used on directories that aren’t empty with the /s switch.

Question 8

Cd command

Answer 8

Change directory. Uses to change the focus to a different working directory.

Question 9

Dir command

Answer 9

Lists files and subdirectories from the working drive and directory or from a specified path.

Question 10

Using : in file path

Answer 10

Will attempt to navigate to the root of the path. For example D: changes to the D drive.

Question 11

Services.msc

Answer 11

From Task Manager, the Open Services button links to the Services (services.msc) console. This can disable nonessential services to improve performance or security.

Question 12

Msinfo32.exe

Answer 12

The system information (msinfo32.exe) produces a comprehensive report about the system’s hardware and software components (system resources, firmware, OS versions, driver file location, etc.)

Question 13

Dfrgui.exe

Answer 13

Defragment and Optimize Drives tool (dfrgui.exe) runs various operations to speed up the performance of HDDs and SDDs.

Question 14

Sfc command

Answer 14

System File Checker provides a manual interface for verifying system files and restoring them from the cache if found corrupt or damaged.

Question 15

Chkdisk command

Answer 15

Check disk command scans the file system and/or disk sectors for faults and can attempt to repair any problems detected.

Question 16

Winver command

Answer 16

Windows version command reports version information. Users often need this for support.

Question 17

Eventvwr.msc

Answer 17

The Event Viewer is a management console snap-in for viewing and managing logs on a Windows host.

Question 18

Diskpart

Answer 18

The diskpart command is the interface underlying the disk management tool. The disk management tool prevents users from completing destructive actions, like deleting the system or boot volume. However diskpart does not have those safety restrictions, so it should be used with care.

Question 19

Format

Answer 19

The format command writes a new file system to a drive. This process deletes any data existing on the drive. Basic format is X: /fs:SYS where X is a drive letter and SYS is the file system (NTFS, FAT32, EXFAT)

Question 20

Msconfig.exe

Answer 20

The System Configuration Utility modifies various settings and files that affect the way the computer boots and loads windows.

Question 21

Devmgmt.msc

Answer 21

Device Manager allows users to view and edit the properties of installed hardware. Users can change hardware configuration settings, update drivers, or remove/disable devices.

Question 22

Secpol.msc

Answer 22

The Local Security Policy views and edits the security settings.

Question 23

Regedit.exe

Answer 23

The Registry Editor makes manual edits to the database of Windows configuration settings. The Registry’s structure is a set of 5 root keys that contain computer and user databases.

Question 24

Lusrmgr.msc

Answer 24

The Local Userd and Groups console provides an advanced interface for creating, modifying, disabling, and deleting user accounts.

Question 25

Mmc command

Answer 25

The mmc command allows the operator to perform MMC customization and create a console with a personal selection of snap-ins.

Question 26

What’s a common cause of BSoD encountered during start up?

Answer 26

Faulty hardware or hardware drivers. Check the Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) to view and edit the properties of installed hardware.