Question 1

Zachary wants to use File History to create regular backups of the data on his laptop. He is using File History for the first time and is unaware of this feature, so he approaches his friend, Leah, who has experience using this feature.
Assuming that Leah has good knowledge of File History, which of the following is Leah most likely to tell Zachary?

Accepted Answer

A)   File History cannot back up data to a network location.
B)   File History can perform a complete system backup.
C)   File History is disabled by default.
D)   File History was introduced with Windows 7. C

Question 2

Rizwan, a data analyst, is generating a report by pulling data from multiple databases and analyzing it. The data processing application is resource-intensive, so Rizwan wants to ensure that other applications do not consume resources that this application needs.
How can Rizwan boost the performance of the data processing application?

Accepted Answer

A)   He can raise the priority of the application using the Details tab in Task Manager.
B)   He can set the processor affinity for the application to run on a specific core.
C)   He can enable UAC virtualization for the application using Task Manager.
D)   He can increase the virtual memory and decrease the physical memory. A

Question 3

Glenda is using a speech-to-text program on her Windows 10 laptop to dictate notes. After completing this task, she switches to other tasks but leaves the speech-to-text application open in the background. When she tries dictating notes again after a couple of hours, she is unable to interact with the application. She opens Task Manager to check if the associated process for the application is still running or suspended.
Under which header on the Details tab is Glenda most likely to find this information?

Accepted Answer

A)   Name
B)   PID
C)   UAC virtualization
D)   Status D

Question 4

Chieh is changing the default configuration in Event Log to manage the logs that are created. She is altering the Log behavior when maximum log size is reached option. She chooses Do not overwrite events.
Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   New events will not be recorded when the log is full.
B)   The log will be archived automatically when it is full.
C)   Older events will be replaced by new events.
D)   The C: drive will run low on space.

Question 5

Ahva, a graphic designer, uses a Windows 10 PC. Her PC recently crashed, so she wants to use the Reset this PC option to recover her PC.
Which of the following items will Ahva be unable to restore with the Reset this PC option?

Accepted Answer

A)   Apps and settings that came with the PC when she purchased it
B)   Her personal files stored on the PC
C)   Apps that she installed on the PC after purchasing it
D)   User accounts and profiles that she created

Question 6

Ayaka's Windows 10 computer has slowed over time. She wants to enhance the performance of the computer by tuning her system. She begins by choosing to adjust the virtual memory settings in Performance Options. Her computer has two physical disks, and the paging file is currently placed on one of the disks on the same volume as the operating system.
Which of the following should Ayaka do?

Accepted Answer

A)   She should specify that no paging file is to be used.
B)   She should move the paging file to another volume on the same disk.
C)   She should spread the paging file over both disks.
D)   She should reduce the maximum size of the paging file.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a set of performance indicators captured when system performance is acceptable, effectively defining normal performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   A counter
B)   A restore point
C)   An alert
D)   A baseline

Question 8

Melita recently purchased a new Windows 10 laptop because her old laptop crashed. To ensure that her data is protected, she enables system protection on her laptop.
Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   The most important drives to be protected by System Restore are external hard drives because they may contain data backups.
B)   System protection does not need to be enabled to create restore points.
C)   When the storage space dedicated to restore points becomes too large, the oldest restore point is automatically removed.
D)   Melita cannot create restore points manually on her laptop.

Question 9

Nikita downloaded software from the Internet and installed it on her computer. She suspects that the software has also installed malware onto her computer. She uses the Autoruns application to look for malware on her computer.
Which of the following in Autoruns most likely indicates the presence of malware on her computer?

Accepted Answer

A)   The application publisher is verified.
B)   There is a file in a nonstandard location.
C)   The description for an application is empty.
D)   There is a time stamp that is 10 years old.

Question 10

Guocheng, a system administrator, is testing the network at his organization to identify performance issues. He is using Resource Monitor on a Windows 10 system to identify whether the network subsystem is a bottleneck.
Which of the following would indicate that the network connection between the local address and a remote address is oversaturated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Low latency
B)   High packet losses
C)   Low Send (B/sec) 
D)   High Receive (B/sec)

Question 11

Yunha, a college student, uses a Windows 10 laptop to study and play games. During the past month, Yunha updated the operating system and drivers on his laptop. Some of the games began crashing after these updates.
Which of the following tools should Yunha use to identify the underlying issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Resource Monitor
B)   Steps Recorder
C)   Performance Monitor
D)   Reliability Monitor

Question 12

Odilon installs a VPN application on his Windows 10 computer. The application is configured by default to start automatically. This is impacting the boot time on his computer, so he wants to disable automatic startup. The application does not have a setting to disable this, and Odilon is unsure of the mechanism used by the application to start automatically.
Which of the following tools can Odilon use to prevent the VPN application from automatically starting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Performance Monitor
B)   Resource Monitor
C)   Task Manager
D)   Registry Editor

Question 13

Howard's Windows 10 laptop is a few years old. Over time, his laptop has slowed down, causing performance issues, so he decides to use the Reset the PC recovery method to gain some performance improvement.
If Howard chooses the Keep my files option, which of the following items is unlikely to be retained after the reset?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data files
B)   Application files in AppData
C)   User accounts and profiles
D)   Multimedia files

Question 14

Yemi, a software developer, uses a Windows 10 PC at home. She usually runs several resource-intensive applications on her system. Her PC crashed and failed to restart, so she decided to use WinRE to troubleshoot and repair the PC. She has a recovery DVD that she wants to use to perform the recovery.
Which of the following options in WinRE should Yemi select?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reset this PC
B)   Use a device
C)   Startup Repair
D)   Startup Settings

Question 15

Trisha is configuring File History for the first time on her computer. She attaches an external hard drive and configures it as the drive for File History.
Which of the following is most likely to occur in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   The hard drive will be formatted before being used by File History.
B)   Backup data will be added to the free space on the hard drive.
C)   Any files on the hard drive will be overwritten by backup files and folders.
D)   Trisha will have to specify a folder that is not at the root of the drive for backup.

Question 16

Which utility is used to browse events stored in system event logs?

Accepted Answer

A)   Event Viewer
B)   Shared Folders
C)   Device Manager
D)   Resource Monitor

Question 17

Laila's browser continually hangs and appears to consume most of the resources on her Windows 10 system. Whenever she opens more than 10 tabs, the computer slows down and her browser eventually crashes. To understand the underlying issue, Laila wants to test how the browser's processes are impacting the processor.
Which of the following should Laila do?

Accepted Answer

A)   She should suspend the browser's processes using the CPU tab in Resource Monitor.
B)   She should select the browser's processes and view the Associated Handles section in Resource Monitor.
C)   She should select the browser's processes and view the Associated Modules section in Resource Monitor.
D)   She should sort the active processes by PID using the Disk tab in Resource Monitor.

Question 18

Which of the following is not part of the performance tuning process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identifying and verifying users
B)   Establishing a baseline
C)   Recognizing bottlenecks
D)   Tuning performance

Question 19

Samir is using an external hard disk with File History to back up files from his laptop. He needs to detach the hard disk for another task, so he configures an external SSD to be used with File History.
Which of the following is most likely to occur in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both drives can be used simultaneously with File History.
B)   The backed-up data on the hard disk will not be deleted.
C)   The SSD will be formatted with NTFS for use with File History.
D)   Samir will not be able to save other files on the SSD.

Question 20

Which Advanced startup option in recovery settings is a small instance of Windows 10 that includes several options for troubleshooting and repairing Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

A)   Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows P
E)  
B)   System Reset
C)   Windows Recovery Environment (WinR
E)  
D)   Recovery Drive

Exam 9: Performance Tuning and System Recovery

Chieh is changing the default configuration in Event Log to manage the logs that are created. She is altering the Log behavior when maximum log size is reached option. She chooses Do not overwrite events. Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Ahva, a graphic designer, uses a Windows 10 PC. Her PC recently crashed, so she wants to use the Reset this PC option to recover her PC. Which of the following items will Ahva be unable to restore with the Reset this PC option?

Which of the following best describes a set of performance indicators captured when system performance is acceptable, effectively defining normal performance?

Melita recently purchased a new Windows 10 laptop because her old laptop crashed. To ensure that her data is protected, she enables system protection on her laptop. Which of the following is true of this scenario?

Yunha, a college student, uses a Windows 10 laptop to study and play games. During the past month, Yunha updated the operating system and drivers on his laptop. Some of the games began crashing after these updates. Which of the following tools should Yunha use to identify the underlying issue?

Trisha is configuring File History for the first time on her computer. She attaches an external hard drive and configures it as the drive for File History. Which of the following is most likely to occur in this scenario?

Which utility is used to browse events stored in system event logs?

Which of the following is not part of the performance tuning process?

Samir is using an external hard disk with File History to back up files from his laptop. He needs to detach the hard disk for another task, so he configures an external SSD to be used with File History. Which of the following is most likely to occur in this scenario?

Which Advanced startup option in recovery settings is a small instance of Windows 10 that includes several options for troubleshooting and repairing Windows 10?