Lesson 5 - Chapter 2: Using the Microsoft Management Console

Question 1

What is the executable file of the Microsoft Management Console?

Answer 1

mmc.exe

Question 2

What’s the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)?

Answer 2

A shell app that holds individual utilities called snap-ins

Question 3

When you use MMC to build a set of snap-ins and save your work, what is that saved file called?

Answer 3

a console

Question 4

What is the Computer Management msc file called?

Answer 4

compmgmt.msc

Question 5

What file extension is used for consoles and individual snap-ins?

Answer 5

.msc extension

Question 6

What is Computer Management?

a…

Answer 6

a console that’s pre-populated with snap-ins

(compmgmt.msc = msc extension used for consoles)

Question 7

How do you access Computer Management? (2)

Answer 7

1. Right-click Start button
2. Computer Management

Question 8

What snap-ins are available in Computer Management?

They…

Answer 8

They vary depending on the Windows edition (non-Home editions include Local Users and Groups for example)

Question 9

How do you run some of the Computer Management snap-ins on another computer in your network? (3 steps)

Answer 9

1. Action
2. Connect to another computer
3. Specify computer

Question 10

Can you customize Computer Management and change its snap-ins?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

How do you create your own MMC and add the snap-ins you want? (3 steps)

Answer 11

1. Start > Type “MMC”
2. File > Add/Remove Snap-in
3. File > Save

Question 12

Snap-ins operate only on the local PC level. T or F?

Answer 12

False, some do operate on the local level like Device Manager but others like Computer Management can be used to manage either the local PC or a remote one (a server)

Question 13

What’s the default mode when you’re creating an MMC?

Answer 13

Author mode (you can modify the installed apps)

Question 14

How do you change the MMC mode to User mode to limit someone’s ability to modify the installed snap-ins? 3 steps

Answer 14

In MMC:
File > Options > Console Mode

Question 15

What are 3 different ways to access snap-ins?

Answer 15

1. use them from the Computer Management console
2. add them to a custom MMC console
3. run directly from Start menu (search for it)

Question 16

What’s the msc file for Event Viewer?

Answer 16

eventvwr.msc

Question 17

What does Event Viewer do?

Answer 17

records almost any system event (for troubleshooting and security)

Question 18

What are 3 ways you can open Event Viewer?

Answer 18

1. Computer Management
2. Search for it in the Start menu
3. Add it to a custom MMC

Question 19

By default, where does Event Viewer store Event logs?

Answer 19

Stored as .evtx files in:

C:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs

Question 20

What’s the msc file for Task Scheduler called?

Answer 20

taskschd.msc

Question 21

What is task scheduler used for?

Answer 21

to schedule certain apps and utilities to run at specified intervals

Question 22

What are the 3 ways a task is defined in Task Scheduler?

Answer 22

1. Triggers - actions/schedules start a program
2. Actions - steps define how/which program to run
3. Conditions - criteria must be met for program to run (idle, connected to internet, etc)

Question 23

What’s the basic way to create a new task in the task scheduler? 4 steps

Answer 23

1. Select “Task Scheduler Library”
2. Action > Create Basic Task
3. Fill out information
4. Enter/browse for the path and name of .exe file (chkdsk) and add any specific info you need
   (like [C: /f] for a [chkdsk C: /f] task)

Question 24

What’s the .msc name for Local Users and Groups?

Answer 24

lusrmgr.msc

Question 25

What does the performance monitor do?

Answer 25

Allows you to track resource usage over longer periods of time

Question 26

What’s the difference between perfmon.exe and permon.msc?

Answer 26

perfmon.exe (and resmon.exe) are the executables for Resource Monitor

perfmon.msc is the Performance Monitor snap-in

Question 27

What does a counter track?

Answer 27

a counter tracks a specific piece of information about an object