Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following is a key element in a baseline? a. | Recorded observations about the characteristics and behavior of
the computer system | b. | Comparisons with different operating
systems | c. | Internet and library research | d. | Group policy
object configuration | | |
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Which
of the following methods will NOT launch Task Manager? a. | Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete | b. | Press Ctrl+Shift+Delete | c. | Press
Ctrl+Shift+Esc | d. | Right-click any unoccupied area on the Windows XP taskbar and
select Task Manager from the menu that appears | | |
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On
the Processes tab of Task Manager, information is displayed about PID, CPU, ____, and Memory
Usage. a. | process
priority | c. | CPU
time | b. | RAM
usage | d. | hard disk
access | | | | |
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A
____ is an internal identifier for some kind of system resource, object, or other component that must
be accessed by name. a. | PID | c. | SID | b. | kernel | d. | handle | | | | |
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You
can use the ____ tab in Task Manager to ascertain quickly whether a computer is performing
optimally. a. | Applications | c. | Networking | b. | Performance | d. | Processes | | | | |
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Which
Task Manager tab is only visible in special circumstances? a. | Applications | c. | Users in Task
Manager | b. | Processes | d. | Networks | | | | |
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System Monitor displays ____, disk queue length, and CPU utilization by
default. a. | memory pages
accessed | c. | process
utilization | b. | CPU cycles | d. | system logs | | | | |
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8.
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In
System Monitor, Output Queue Length is found under the ____ object. a. | PhysicalDisk | c. | Network
Interface | b. | Memory | d. | System | | | | |
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In
System Monitor, Cache Faults/sec is found under the ____ object. a. | PhysicalDisk | c. | Network
Interface | b. | Memory | d. | System | | | | |
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____
are aspects or activities of a performance object that can provide measurable
information. a. | Statistics | c. | Counters | b. | Threads | d. | Graphs | | | | |
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The
____ window provides additional information about the counter selected in the Add Counters dialog
box. a. | Explain
Text | c. | Help | b. | Support | d. | Assistant | | | | |
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Microsoft recommends that the value for the Memory: Available Bytes counter always be
____ KB or higher.
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Sustained values of ____% or higher for the Processor: % Processor Time counter
indicate a heavily loaded machine.
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Which
counter calculates the average number of times per second that a device requesting immediate
processing interrupts the CPU? a. | Processor: Interrupts/sec | c. | System: Processor Queue Length | b. | Processor: %
Processor Time | d. | Memory:
Pages/sec | | | | |
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In
the System Monitor Properties dialog, the ____ tab is used to specify whether the displayed
information is pulled from realtime measurements, from a Counter log, or from a DSN
database. a. | Settings | c. | Advanced | b. | Source | d. | Data | | | | |
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The
System Monitor display in Chart (Graph) view can show ____ data points from left to
right.
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The
Properties dialog box for Counter logs ____ tab sets the file type (comma-delimited, tab-delimited,
binary, or SQL database) and defines the filename extension. a. | General | c. | Schedule | b. | Configure | d. | Log Files | | | | |
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The
individual alert definitions within an Alert object share the same sample interval, action triggers,
and stop/start settings, but operate as distinct alert ____. a. | events | c. | instances | b. | modules | d. | triggers | | | | |
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Which
alert action starts the recording of a Counter log? a. | Log an entry in
the application event log | b. | Send a network message to | c. | Start
performance data log | d. | Run this program | | |
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Which
of the following log files can be viewed with Event Viewer? a. | General | c. | Access | b. | System | d. | Alert | | | | |
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What
type of event indicates potential problems although there is no present danger, indicated by an !
(exclamation point) icon? a. | Information | c. | Failure | b. | Error | d. | Warning | | | | |
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You
use the Performance Options dialog box to adjust system performance based on applications and
____. a. | virtual
memory | c. | disk
size | b. | paging
constraints | d. | CPU
utilization | | | | |
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What
is the range for user-accessible process priorities? a. | 0–15 | c. | 16–24 | b. | 8–15 | d. | 16–31 | | | | |
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The
System applet in Control Panel includes a(n) ____ tab that addresses several Performance
entries. a. | Settings | c. | Advanced | b. | Tuning | d. | Performance | | | | |
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Which
Visual Effects setting drives the task-oriented displays in the left-hand pane of most Windows XP
windows and creates the linkage between task data and the window itself to permit that data to be
displayed? a. | Use drop shadows
for icon labels on the desktop | b. | Use common tasks in folders | c. | Use a background
image for each folder type | d. | Use visual styles on windows and
buttons | | |
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You
should avoid placing the bulk of the paging file on the ____ partitions whenever
possible. a. | system and
boot | c. | OS and
network | b. | startup and system | d. | boot and startup | | | | |
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Software can contribute to ____ bottlenecks through poor design, configuration
settings that affect disk performance, or outdated drivers. a. | processor | c. | network | b. | memory | d. | disk | | | | |
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The
combination of consistently high utilization and overlong queues is a common indication of ____
bottlenecks. a. | processor | c. | network | b. | memory | d. | disk | | | | |
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Which
of the following would provide the least benefit when fixing a processor bottleneck? a. | Upgrading a
motherboard | b. | Redistributing machine’s processing
load | c. | Adding a third
CPU | d. | Upgrading
memory | | |
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30.
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Ethernet should not be loaded more heavily than ____% utilization.
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31.
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When
choosing between upgrading and replacing a machine, you should generally buy a new machine when the
upgrade cost is ____% of the cost of the new machine.
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32.
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You
should evaluate the costs of upgrading the disk controller and hard drives, especially if
they’re more than ____ times as slow as prevailing access times.
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33.
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The
CPU can access L2 cache in two CPU cycles, whereas access to main RAM usually takes ____ CPU
cycles. a. | 4 | c. | 8 to
10 | b. | 6 | d. | 10 to
12 | | | | |
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34.
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Raising the priority of a single process causes other ____ processes to run more
slowly. a. | network | c. | user | b. | background | d. | administrative | | | | |
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35.
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Make
sure your mobile users understand how to use ____ and standby modes on their battery-powered
machines. a. | sleep | c. | power-save | b. | shutdown | d. | hibernate | | | | |
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