Management Console Flashcards

Understand the different applets and programs in Windows

1
Q

What is the purpose of lusrmgr.msc?

A

Local Users and Groups (lusrmrg.msc) is used to manage users and security groups on a pc

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what is gpedit.msc?

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gpedit.msc is group policy edit. Here you can set password policies and edit security controls.

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what is devmgmt.msc

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Device management gives you a complete list of all the devices hooked up to the pc and allows you to see if they are functioning properly. Good for BSOD trouble shooting.

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4
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what is dfrgui.exe

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Defrag allows the user to optimize both a HDD and SSD hard drive.

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5
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What is regedit.exe?

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this is a list of all the registry files. You can directly customize your operating system by manipulating these registry states.

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6
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What is an MMC

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Microsoft Management Center is an applet that allows you to customize shortcuts to applets. This way you can trouble shoot faster.

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7
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what is eventvwr.msc

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This is your task manager. This allows you to troubleshoot things like computer lag.

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8
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What is msinfo.eve

A

Microsoft info will give you general information about the current version of windows you are running.

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9
Q

What are the most common processor performance counters?

A

Processor time - should be below 85%
Privileged time - shoule be below 85%
% user time -

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10
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What are the most useful memory performance counters

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Available Bytes - should not be below 10%
Pages /sec Average is 50

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11
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what are common physical disk performance counters

A

Disk Time - hoe busy the disk is
Average disk que length

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12
Q

What is the command line command for listing the current directory

A

dir

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13
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what is the command line command for changing directory

A

cd

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14
Q

how do you make a directory from the command line

A

mkdir

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15
Q

how do you remove a directory

A

rmdir

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16
Q

how do you check for disk errors on the command line

A

chkdsk

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17
Q

how do you check for disk partition information

A

diskpart

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18
Q

how can you enable disk inspection after boot up

A

autochk

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19
Q

what is SFC?

A

System file checker is a built-in program that checks for the malformation of basic files and repairs them if necessary.

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20
Q

dir / a

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Allows you to specify the attributes of files you are seeking (hidden, system, and so on)

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21
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dir / o

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Allows you to specify a different display order (alphabetical is the default)

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22
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dir / l

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Lowercase and unordered

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23
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dir/s

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Recursively search through subdirectories

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24
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dir/t

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Sorts files according to time order

25
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dir/p

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Display one page at a time

26
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dir/q

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Shows file ownership.

27
Q

cd ..

A

Changes to the directory that is one level up.

28
Q

cd \

A

Change to the root directory of the drive.

29
Q

md [drive:] [path]

A

Makes a directory in the specific path. If no path then the directory will be made in the current directory.

30
Q

rmdir [drive:] [path]

A

Remove the specified directory.

31
Q

rmdir /s

A

Removes all files in directory including itself.

32
Q

rmdir /q

A

Removes directory quietly, will not ask if you are sure.

33
Q

Ipconfig

A

Displays basic networking information.
IP address, subnet mask, default gateway DNS suffix.

34
Q

ipconfig /all

A

List all adapters and each ones assigned ip address.

35
Q

ipconfig /displaydns

A

Display local dns cache

36
Q

ipconfig /flushdns

A

Flush the local dns cache

37
Q

ping

A

Tool to verify network connectivity through ICMP

38
Q

tracert

A

Verify the path that a network packet takes to get to the destination.

39
Q

pathping

A

A tool used to diagnose packet loss or suspected packet loss or bottlenecks in some parts of the network.

40
Q

netstat

A

Allows you to view listening and established network connections for the operating system.

41
Q

netstat -b

A

Displays the current application and the connection it is using.

42
Q

netstat -a

A

List all listening and established connections.

43
Q

nslookup www.website.com

A

This will return the ip address associated with the fqdn.

44
Q

hostname

A

For admins it displays the name of the host computer you are on or are connected to remotely.

45
Q

gpupdate

A

It refreshes the AD policies
gpupdate /force

46
Q

gpresult

A

Let’s you see the RSoP (resultant set of policy) for a remote user or computer.

47
Q

Format

A

Used to wipe data off disks and prepare them for new use.

48
Q

diskpart

A

A partition of the disk must be made before it is wiped this command does that.

49
Q

copy

A

It copies.

50
Q

xcopy

A

Copies folders and files

51
Q

robocopy

A

Robust file copy. Copy but better

52
Q

diskpart.exe

A

Same as diskpart command but has a gui

53
Q

chkdsk

A

Displays a status report of your hard disk and also scans and attempts to repair disk errors.

54
Q

shutdown /s

A

Shut down computer

55
Q

shutdown /r

A

Do a full shutdown and restart computer.

56
Q

help or /?

A

List of parameters of tool you are using

57
Q

Ipconfig /renew

A

Renews the DHCP ip lease getting a new ip address

58
Q

Ipconfig /release

A

Discards the current DHCP ip lease.