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Processes Performance

Which of the following tabs would be MOST helpful for getting an overall view of how Jodie's computer is running? (Select TWO)

Resource monitor

Which tool can you use to display hardware utilization statistics that tell you about the operation of your computer?

msinfo32

Which tool can you use to view (not modify) hardware and configuration information from your computer?

Right click > end task

Bryce's computer is acting unusually sluggish today. He calls you, an IT technician, to see if you can find out what is going on and to improve his computer's performance. You run Task Manager on Bryce's computer and find that a suspicious application has nearly 90% CPU utilization. Which of the following can be used from Task Manager to stop the application from running?

Details

On a Windows system, which Task Manager tab would you use to adjust the priority given to a specific program?

Provide a shell for running snap-ins Provide a common user interface for performing system administration tasks

What is purpose of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC)?

View and manage software programs running in the background.

What is purpose of the Service snap-in?

View information related to the DirectX operationW

What is purpose of the dxdiag tool?

Right-click the Windows icon and select Computer Management In the Control Panel, open System and Security > Administrative Tools and then double-click the Computer Management icon

Which of the following paths opens the Computer Management tool in Windows 10?

Regedit

Which tool lets you view and directly edit the registry?

Msconfig (System Configuration)

Which utility allows you to choose Selective Startup in Windows?

Control Panel

You are working on your computer when a person from the shipping department delivers a new external SSD you ordered. When you plug the drive into your USB port, Windows cannot find a suitable device driver for the drive. To BEST resolve this issue, from which of the following Windows consoles would you use to access Device Manager?

Task manager

You manage a Windows system. You want to view information about all the programs running on your system and sort each program by the amount of memory and CPU that program uses. Which tool should you use?

Task Manager Performance Monitor

You manage a Windows system. You want to view information about your computer, including the CPU utilization and information about a disk I/O operations. Which tools could you use to do this?

MMC

You work in the IT department. To perform your daily tasks, you often use many of the Windows consoles, such as the Device Manager, Hyper-V Manager, and the Performance Monitor. Although each of these can be accessed from various locations in Windows, you want one location from which these common tools can be accessed. Which of the following system utilities would BEST provide this capability?