Windows Administrative applications or tools and the shortcut to open them from the Run command prompt

Question 1

Computer Management (compmgmt.msc)

Answer 1

This console includes Device Manager, Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Performance/Performance Logs and Alerts (depending on the operating system), and possibly Local Users and Groups and Task Scheduler. This is the console you would open for most computer management tasks.

Question 2

Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc)

Answer 2

The tool manages certificates, certificate trust lists (CTLs), and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). The Certificate Manager command-line tool can also be used to add and delete

Question 3

Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)

Answer 3

This console can be accessed in many different manners, but is usually accessed via the Computer Management console or Control Panel. It lists all installed hardware and allows you to add and remove hardware, update drivers, and reconfigure hardware.

Question 4

Users and Groups

Answer 4

For computers in a workgroup environment, this console is called Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc). For computers in a domain environment, the console used is Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc). In either network environment, this is where you configure user and group accounts, including password settings.

Question 5

Local Security Policy (secpol.msc)

Answer 5

This allows you to configure local security settings, including password policies and audit policies.

Question 6

Resource Monitor (resmon.exe)

Answer 6

The Resource Monitor displays information about the hardware and software resources in real-time. This tool provides more information to the user than the task manager as it gives them options to look under the surface to look up more information.

Question 7

Services (services.msc)

Answer 7

This console can be opened from the Run command line, the Computer Management console, or Administrative Tools. It is used to start, stop, or pause services.

Question 8

System Configuration (msconfig.exe)

Answer 8

This tool can be accessed by running msconfig at the command line. This tool includes five tabs: General, Boot, Services, Startup, and Tools. It is mainly used to troubleshoot startup issues.

Question 9

Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)

Answer 9

his tool allows you to schedule jobs to run. The jobs you can run include backup tasks, disk defragmentation tasks, and other maintenance jobs. You can schedule the jobs to run once, daily, weekly, monthly, at startup, or at logon.

Question 10

Component Services (dcomcnfg)

Answer 10

This tool is in Administrative Tools and is used to manage COM components and COM+ applications.

Question 11

ODBC Data Sources

Answer 11

This tool is also located in Administrative Tools and is used to manage how a computer connects to a data provider.

Question 12

Print Management (printmanagement. msc)

Answer 12

This tool is available as an optional feature in Windows 10 and higher. It allows you to manage printers and print servers.

Question 13

Windows Memory Diagnostic

Answer 13

This tool is available in Windows 10 and higher, and is used to check for memory problems. It requires a system reboot. At the reboot, the memory test will run.

Question 14

Windows Firewall

Answer 14

This tool is accessed from the Control Panel and is used to configure firewall settings on the local computer.

Question 15

Advanced Security

Answer 15

This part of Windows firewall is available in Windows 10 and higher. Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is more powerful than Windows Firewall and can manage security associations and security rules.