Maintaining And Optimizing OSes Flashcards
The process of keeping software updated in a safe and timely fashion
Patch management
Microsoft’s primary distribution tool for handling patch management is a Settings tool or Control Panel applet
Windows Update
A large bundle of updates plus anything else Microsoft might choose to add. Invariably large and are often packaged with Windows
Service Pack
These updates address security or stability issues and are the most critical
Important Update
An update that is an added feature or enhancement that is not critical
Recommended Update
Updates that include device drivers, language packs, and other nonessential updates
Optional Update
Windows 10 update that are classic patches that are now cumulative
Quality Update
Essentially new versions of Windows and are released twice a year in the Spring and Fall. They’re a reinstall of Windows, named by year and month (yymm format), and are controlled by what channel you’re on: Insiders, Semi-Annual Channel (targeted), Semi-Annual Channel, or Long-Term Servicing Branch (only available in the Enterprise license)
Feature Update
Utility built into Windows that can help users clean up their hard drives by removing temporary Internet files, deleting unused program files, and more
Disk Cleanup
A program that maintains performance by rearranging chunks of data on a storage device to ensure chunks that comprise a file are stored contiguously
Disk Defragmenter (Win 7)/Optimize Drives (Win 8+)
Apple’s disk maintenance utility/tool that combines error checking with partitioning and other disk management tasks. To check a disk for problems, select the disk, and click the First Aid button
Disk Utility
Current versions of Windows used this Administrative Tool to schedule maintenance. Divides tasks into triggers, actions, and conditions
Task Scheduler
Actions or schedules that start a program
Triggers
Steps that define both the program to run and how it is to run
Actions
Extra criteria that must be met for the program to run
Conditions
Apple developed scripting tool to run all sorts of tasks automatically in the background
launchd
Linux distros use this scripting tool that is more universal and older
cron
Control Panel applet introduced in Windows 8 for backing up personal files and folders
File History
A utility to edit and troubleshoot OS and program startup processes and services in Win 7
System Configuration utility/msconfig
Pane of System Preferences that allows you to readily select or deselect apps that might load with specific user accounts
Users & Groups (macOS)
Dialog box that allows you to deselect the check box next to a program you do or don’t want to start at boot
Startup Application Preferences
Built-in Windows utility that collects information about hardware resources, components, and the software environment
System Information tool (msinfo32)
A shell program in Windows that holds individual utilities called snap-ins, designed for administration and troubleshooting. Apps in Administrative Tools are preconfigured ones
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Keeping the performance of an OS from degrading with time and use
Maintenance
