Description
This lab contains the following exercises and activities:
| Exercise 21.1 | Using Event Viewer |
| Exercise 21.2 | Using Task Manager |
| Exercise 21.3 | Using Performance Monitor Console |
| Exercise 21.4 | Using Resource Monitor |
| Lab Challenge | Using Reliability Monitor |
| Exercise 21.1 | Using Event Viewer |
| Overview | In this exercise, you will use the Event Viewer to look at the current Windows logs and to create a filter so that you can reduce the number of entries. |
| Mindset | The Event Viewer is used to view the warnings and errors for Windows.. |
| Completion time | 10 minutes |
| Question 1 | How many events appear in the System log?
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| Question 2 | How many events appear in the System log now?
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- Take a screen shot of the Event Viewer by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab21_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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| Exercise 21.2 | Using Task Manager |
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In this exercise, you will use the Task Manager to look at the basic perfomance of the system and to view the current processes running on Windows. |
| Mindset | Use the Task Manager when you need to quickly determine how well your machine is performing or when you need to stop a process that will not stop on its own. |
| Completion time | 20 minutes |
| Question 3 | Which applications are running?
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| Question 4 | Which tabs are shown?
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| Question 5 | Which tabs are shown?
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| Question 6 | In the Apps section of Task Manager’s Processes tab, which process is used for Wordpad?
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| Question 7 | Which primary systems can be monitored with Task Manager?
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- Take a screen shot of the Performance tab by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab21_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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| Exercise 21.3 | Using Performance Monitor Console |
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In this exercise, you will open the Performance Monitor to take a closer look at system performance. |
| Mindset | The Task Manager gives you a quick view of system performance, but you can use Performance Monitor to probe a bit deeper (including the use of performance counters). |
| Completion time | 30 minutes |
| Question 8 | Now that the DCS has been created, what advantages does the MyDCS1 have?
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- Take a screen shot of the Performance Monitor window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab21_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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| Exercise 21.4 | Using Resource Monitor |
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In this exercise, you will use Resource Monitor to determine which processes are using the primary computer resources. |
| Mindset | The Resource Monitor extends the capabilities of the Task Manager. |
| Completion time | 10 minutes |
| Question 9 | Which primary systems can be monitored with Resource Monitor?
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| Question 10 | Which process is using the most memory?
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| Question 11 | Which process is using the disk the most?
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| Question 12 | Which image is listening on port 53?
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- Take a screen shot of the Resource Monitor window by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab21_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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| Lab Challenge | Using Reliability Monitor |
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In this exercise, you will open the Reliability Monitor to check the status of the computer by generating a system health report. |
| Mindset | The Reliability Monitor is a hidden tool that can determine the reliability of a system, including allowing you to see whether any recent changes have been made to the system itself |
| Completion time | 10 minutes |
To complete this challenge, write out the procedure to open Reliability Monitor and generate a system health report. Then, take a snapshot of the Resource and Performance Monitor System Diagnostics Report page by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste the resulting image into the Lab21_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.
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