Exam 14: Optimizing Windows

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting problems with Windows,applications,and hardware

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A program that runs in the background and is called on by other programs to perform a background task

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A database designed with a treelike structure that contains configuration information for Windows,users,software applications,and installed hardware devices

The ____ is responsible for maintaining an index of files and folders on a hard drive to speed up Windows searches.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A window that consolidates several Windows administrative tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers on the network

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Loads a minimum configuration of hardware and software

If your desktop locks up,you can use ____ to refresh it.

Discuss the purpose of the priority level for CPU resources.

A console is saved in a file with an ____ file extension.

In a console,the individual tools are called ____.

The ____________________ records events based on audit policies,which an administrator sets to monitor user activity such as successful or unsuccessful attempts to access a file or log on to the system.

Describe the ways you can access Task Manager.

Explain how the five graphs on the Performance tab are used.

For a bare-bones Vista system,the ____________________ folder will be the only item listed in the Task Scheduler Library on the left.

If a system is giving repeated startup errors or you have just removed several programs,you might want to search through ____ for processes left there by uninstalled or corrupted software that might be giving startup problems.

The indexing service of Windows indexer has a high priority and takes precedence over other programs.

Device Manager reads data from the ____ key to build the information it displays about hardware configurations.

A(n)____ is a single window that contains one or more administrative tools such as Device Manager or Disk Management.

____,under Windows Vista,is a summary index designed to measure the overall performance of a system.

Explain what you can do if you make a mistake editing the registry and don't know how to correct a problem you create.