Section 1 & 2
What are the highlights of personalization?
What are bottlenecks?
When system components are unable to keep up with demands.
What is disk thrashing?
CPU Overutilization
What is the difference between open source and proprietary software?
open source is free to the public and source code is purchased to be edited
proprietary is owned by a company for profit and source code is borrowed as is
What is the best tool for troubleshooting applications?
task manager
What is the function of Regedit?
View and change the registry
What program checks the system for bottlenecks?
Performance Monitor
What are the solutions to disk thrashing?
Unload unnecessary apps or add more RAM
What is DRM?
Legal access to digital content
Which troubleshooting utilities scans the operating system files and replaces corrupt files?
system file checker
What Windows settings app categories can you find reports on your devices health?
Update and Security
Relieves CPU from heavier graphical tasks
Which command lists all running processes on the system?
ps -e
What is an End User License Agreement?
A legal agreement of the conditions of use for digital software
What is the uses of scripting languages?
automation, updating and restarting machines, installing apps, and gathering system information
What does task manager do?
Monitor and troubleshoot whole Windows system
What is the disk queue length?
the number of read and write requests that are waiting to be processed
Which tool would you use to configure the paging file location and size on a Windows system?
Advanced system settings
What are the three copy protection methods?
fingerprinting, encryption, and digital watermark
What are the three common problems that can be introduced into a system or network with a script?
accidentally changed system settings, unintentional introduction of malware, and browser, app, or system crash
What tool provides an average user an interface to perform system admin tasks?
MMC
What is the commit charge?
the amount of memory that has been assigned to running processes
What happens in Windows when physical RAM is being used to its full capacity and a user runs a new application?
kernel moves the data for an app not currently being used from RAM to the paging file
Why would you get an enterprise license instead of a personal license?
An enterprise license is more cost effective for a business
Which troubleshooting tool lets you revert a system's files and data from a previously saved point in time without changing documents, pictures, or email?
system restore