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? |
| Question 2 |
How many events appear in the System log now? |
- 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 |
| Overview |
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? |
| Question 4 |
Which tabs are shown? |
| Question 5 |
Which tabs are shown? |
| Question 6 |
In the Apps section of Task Managers Processes tab, which process is used for Wordpad? |
| Question 7 |
Which primary systems can be monitored with Task Manager? |
- 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 |
| Overview |
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? |
- 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 |
| Overview |
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? |
| Question 10 |
Which process is using the most memory? |
| Question 11 |
Which process is using the disk the most? |
| Question 12 |
Which image is listening on port 53? |
- 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 |
| Overview |
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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