IT Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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What is the purpose of the Microsoft Management Console? (2)
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1.)Provide a shell for running snap-ins 2.)Provide a common user interface for performing administration tasks
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Which tool lets you view and directly edit the registry?
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Regedit
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You manage a Windows 7 system. You want to view info about your computer including the CPU utilization percentage and information about disk read operations. Which tools could you use to do this? (2)
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1.)Performance Monitor 2.)Task Manager
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What is the purpose of the dxdiag tool?
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View information related to DirectX operation
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You manage a Windows 7 system. You want info about all of the programs running on your system and sort each program based on the amt of memory and CPU that the program uses. What tool would you use?
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Performance Monitor
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You need to configure settings for a USB printer that you have just connected to your Windows 7 system. Which option in Control panel should you use to do this?
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Hardware and sound
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Which tool can you use to view, but not modify, hardware and configuration information for your computer?
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Msinfo32
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Which option in Control Panel is used to review your Windows 7 computer's status and resolve issues?
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Action Center
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Which Windows component lets you modify system parameters stored in the registry using a GUI interface?
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Control Panel
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On a Windows system, which Task manager tab would you use to adjust priority given to a specific program?
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Processes
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What is the purpose of the Services Snap-in?
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View and manage software processes running in the background
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Which of the following paths opens the Computer Management Tool? (2)
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1.) On the start menu, right click on computer and select Manage 2.) In the control panel, open Administrative Tools, then double click on the computer management icon
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You have just installed a new keyboard that includes special programmable buttons. You installed the custom driver that came with the keyboard. Now you want to configure what the special keyboard buttons do. Which Windows utility would most likely let you manage these settings?
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Control Panel
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Which utility lets you customize which files are processes at startup on Windows 7 systems?
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Msconfig
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You need to configure when Windows updates and check for an downloaded from Microsoft's update servers on a Windows 7 system. Which option in Control Panel should you use to do this?
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System and Security
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Aero is a feature of which Windows versions and editions?
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Windows 7 Home, Professional, ultimate and Enterprise
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What tool can you use in the Control Panel to control how many times, dates, numbers, and currency are formatted and displayed for your computer?
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Region and Language
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You have a Windows 7 computer shared by 3 users. Files that are used by all users are stored on the D:/ drive in various folders. The users that have created hundreds of files on this drive are having a hard time finding the files they need. What feature can you configure to improve access for users?
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Configure indexing to include the D:/ drive
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You use your computer to type documents in Portuugese that will be sent to Brazil. You purchase a second keyboard designed specifically for Portuguese. What tool would you use to configure your computer for the new keyboard so you can switch between the Portuguese and the English keyboards?
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Region and Language in the Control Panel
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You are a desktop technician for a small company and recently installed Windows & on an older workstation. Once complete, you notice that the Flip 3D feature is not available. You need to enable Flip 3D. What should you do?
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Install a video card that supports Aero
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Which tool can you use to display stats that tell you about the operation of your computer?
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Performance Monitor
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Your computer seems to be running slow. In particular, you notice that the hard drive activity light stays lit constantly when running multiple applications and switching between open windows, even though you aren't saving large files. What should you do?
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Add more memory
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Your computer has a single core processor that supports hyper-threading. in Windows how can you verify whether hyper-threading is enabled? (task manager)
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Task Manager will show CPU utilization graphs for two processors.
