CompTIA A+ chapter 11
Chapter 11 Hand-In
1. List four ways to start Task Manager.
Ctrl Alt Del, Right click system tray, Command prompt taskmgr.exe, Ctrl Shift Esc
2. If a program is not responding how do you stop it? you can end it by selecting end task at the bottom of the task manager.
3. If a necessary program is using too much of the system resources and bogging down other applications, what can you do to fix the problem? open task manager, end the program and then if needed restart it.
4. How can you get a list of users currently logged onto the computer? in the task manager under the users tab.
5. What is the filename and extension of the System Configuration utility? msconfig.exe 6. Which Widows 7 tool can be used to see a history of problems a computer has had since Windows was installed?
Event Viewer
7. What tool in Windows Vista, used to temporarily disable a startup program, is not available in Windows 7 or Windows XP?
Software Explorer
8. If a nonessential service is slowing down startup, how can you permanently disable it?
You can disable the program in the system services window.
9. What should the startup type of a service that should not load at startup but might be used later after startup? What tool can you use to set a services startup type?
Msconfig.exe or the services tool
10. List three snap-ins that can be found in the Computer Management console that are used to manage hardware and track problems with hardware.
Device Manager, Disk Manager, Task Manager, Event Viewer.
11. What is the file extension of a console that is managed by the Microsoft Management Console?
.MSC
12. Name the program filename and file extension for the Microsoft Management Console. filename is MMC.EXE and the file extension is .MSC
13. Which log in event viewer would you use to find out about attempted log ins to a computer?
System log
14. Which log in event viewer would you use if you suspect a problem with the hard drive?
The system log
15. Which three
1. List four ways to start Task Manager.
Ctrl Alt Del, Right click system tray, Command prompt taskmgr.exe, Ctrl Shift Esc
2. If a program is not responding how do you stop it? you can end it by selecting end task at the bottom of the task manager.
3. If a necessary program is using too much of the system resources and bogging down other applications, what can you do to fix the problem? open task manager, end the program and then if needed restart it.
4. How can you get a list of users currently logged onto the computer? in the task manager under the users tab.
5. What is the filename and extension of the System Configuration utility? msconfig.exe 6. Which Widows 7 tool can be used to see a history of problems a computer has had since Windows was installed?
Event Viewer
7. What tool in Windows Vista, used to temporarily disable a startup program, is not available in Windows 7 or Windows XP?
Software Explorer
8. If a nonessential service is slowing down startup, how can you permanently disable it?
You can disable the program in the system services window.
9. What should the startup type of a service that should not load at startup but might be used later after startup? What tool can you use to set a services startup type?
Msconfig.exe or the services tool
10. List three snap-ins that can be found in the Computer Management console that are used to manage hardware and track problems with hardware.
Device Manager, Disk Manager, Task Manager, Event Viewer.
11. What is the file extension of a console that is managed by the Microsoft Management Console?
.MSC
12. Name the program filename and file extension for the Microsoft Management Console. filename is MMC.EXE and the file extension is .MSC
13. Which log in event viewer would you use to find out about attempted log ins to a computer?
System log
14. Which log in event viewer would you use if you suspect a problem with the hard drive?
The system log
15. Which three