Windows Administrative Tools

Question 1

Computer Management

Answer 1

• A pre-built Microsoft Management Console
  
  • A predefined mix of plugins
  • Control Panel / Administrative Tools
  • mmc.exe
• A handy starting point
  
  • Events
  • User accounts
  • Storage management
  • Services
  • And more!

Question 2

Device Manager

Answer 2

• The OS doesn’t know how to talk directly to most
hardware

• Device drivers are hardware specific and operating
system specific
• Windows 7 device drivers may not necessarily
workin Windows 10

• Technical Support FAQ
  
  • “Have you updated the drivers?”
  • Computer Management or devmgmt.msc

Question 3

Local users and groups

Answer 3

• Users
  
  • Administrator - the Windows super-user
  • Guest -Limited access
  • “Regular” Users

• Groups
• Administrators, Users, Backup Operators,
Power Users, etc

Question 4

Local Security Policy

Answer 4

• Big companies have big security policies
  
  • Managed through Active Directory Group Policies
• Stand-alone computers aren’t managed through AD
  
  • You need local policies
• Not available in Home editions
  
  • Available in Professional / Pro, Ultimate, Enterprise

Question 5

Performance Monitor

Answer 5

• Gather long-term statistics
  
  • Control Panel / Administrative Tools
• OS metrics - Disk, memory, CPU, etc.
• Set alerts and automated actions -Monitor and act
• Store statistics - Analyze long-term trends
• Built-in reports - View the dat

Question 6

Services

Answer 6

• Background process
  
  • No user interaction
  • File indexing, anti-virus, network browsing, etc.
• Useful when troubleshooting the startup process
  
  • Many services startup automatically
• Command-line control
  
  • net start, net stop
• Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
  
  • services.msc

Question 7

Task Scheduler

Answer 7

• Schedule an application or batch file
  
  • Plan your future
• Includes predefined schedules - Click and go
• Organize - Manage with folders
• Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Task Scheduler

Question 8

Component Services

Answer 8

• Microsoft COM+
  
  • Component Object Model
• Distributed applications
  
  • Designed for the enterprise
• Manage COM+ apps
  
  • Device COM+ Management
  • Event Viewer
  • Services

Question 9

ODBC Data Sources

Answer 9

• ODBC - Open Database Connectivity

• Application independence
  
  • Database and OS doesn’t matter
• Configure in Control Panel / Administrative Tools
  
  • Users probably won’t need this

Question 10

Print Management

Answer 10

• Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Print Management

• Manage printers
  
  • Share printers from one central console
• Add and manage printer drivers
  
  • Central management of
  • 32-bit and 64-bit drivers

Question 11

Memory diagnostics

Answer 11

• Is your memory working?
  
  • I don’t remember
• May be notified automatically
  
  • Or launched manually
• Multiple passes
  
  • Try to find the bad chip/module
  • Control Panel / Administrative Tools

Question 12

Event Viewer

Answer 12

• Central event consolidation
  
  • What happened?

• Application, Security, Setup, System

• Information, Warning, Error, Critical,
Successful Audit, Failure Audit

Question 13

Which of the following allow for administering print devices in Microsoft Windows?

Answer 13

Printers applet in Control Panel in Windows OSs prior to Windows 7

Devices and Printers applet in Control Panel in Windows 7 and newer Microsoft OSs

Print Management utility in the Administrative Tools folder (not available in home editions of MS Windows)