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38 Cards in this Set
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_____ _____ are a set of tools that can be accessed through control panel that you can use to manage the local computer and other computers on the network |
administrative tools |
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____ _____ is a process of starting window with a basic set of drivers and startup programs that can be useful when software does not install correctly |
clean boot |
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_______ is a windows console that contains several administrative tools used by support technicians to manage a local computer or computer on the network, the file name is _________ |
computer management compmgmt.msc |
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A window that consolidates several windows administrative tools |
console |
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_______ is a microsoft development tool that software developers use to write multimedia applications. |
directx |
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______ is a windows command used to display informatio about hardware and diagnose problems with directx |
dxdiag.exe |
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A window tool useful for troubleshooting problems with windows, application and hardware. displays logs of siginficant events such as hardware or network failure, os failure, or error messages if a device or service failed to start or general protection faults |
Event Viewer |
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_____ _____ are a group of components running in kernal mode that interfaces between subsystems in user mode and the hal |
executive services |
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_____, or ____ _____ _____ is the low-level part of windows, written specifically for each CPU technology so that only the hal must change when platform components change. |
HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer |
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A windows registry key that stores information to determine which application is opened when a user double clicks a file |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) |
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_________ is a windows registry key that contains information about hardware configuration used by the computer at startup |
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC) |
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______ is a windows registry key that contains data about the current user the key is built when a user signs in using data kept in hkey_ysers and data kept in the NTuser.dat file of the current user |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) |
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______ is a registry key that contains hardware, software and security data. the key is built using data taken from the sam hive, the security hive, the software hive, and the system hive from data collected at startup about the hardware |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) |
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____ is a windows registry key that contains data about all users and is taken from the default hive |
HKEY_USERS (HKU) |
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the ____ is the portion of an OS that is responsible for interacting with the hardware |
kernel |
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_____ _____ is a priveleged processing mode that has access to hardware components |
kernel mode |
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the _____ ____ _____ is a windows utility to build costomized consoles. these files can be saved with an .msc extention |
Microsoft Management Console |
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the ____________ ______ is a windows 8 option to extend the desktop taskbar across multiple monitors |
multimonitor taskbar |
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when the display is staggered across multiple, making the display difficult to read. fix the problem by adjusting the display in the windows screen resolution |
multiple monitor misalignment |
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when the display does not accurately represent the relative positions of multiple monitors, use the Windows Screen Resolution window to move the displays for each monitor so they are oriented correctly. |
multiple monitor orientation |
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the actual fixed numbers of pixels built into an LCD monitor |
native resolution |
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the ____ ____ is a microsoft management console snap in that tracks activity by hardware and software to measure performance |
Performance Monitor |
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a utility located in the administrative tools group in windows 9/7/vista that allows you to manage and monitor printer queues for all printers on the network |
Print Management |
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a program that is running under the authority of the shell is called a _______ |
Process |
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_____ is a windows utility that uses a flash drive or SD card to boost hard drive performance |
ReadyBoost |
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the number of times in one second a monitor can fill the screen with lines from top to bottom |
refresh rate |
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______ is a database that windows uses to store hardware and software configuration information, user preferences and setup information |
registry |
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use ____ _______ to edit the windows registry. the filename is ______ |
Registry Editor regedit.exe |
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______ ___ _______ monitor is a vista utility that collects, records and displays events, called data collector sets, t hat help track performance and reliability of windows |
Reliability and Performance Monitor |
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_______ is the pixels on the monitor that are addressable by software |
Resolution |
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the ________ ________ is used by windows to stop, start and manage background services |
Services Console |
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the portion of the OS that relates to the user and to applications is the ____. |
Shell |
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a ____-____ is a windows utility that can be installed in a console by MMC |
Snap-in |
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________ _______ is a windows utility that can identify what processes are launched at startup and can temporarily disable a process from loading., the file name is __________ |
System Configuration msconfig.exe |
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______ _____ is a windows utility that lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer along with information about process and memory performance, network activity and user activity |
Task Manager |
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___ ______ is a windows tool that can set a task or program to launch at a future time, including at startup |
Task Scheduler |
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a ______ is each process that the processor is aware of. a single task that is part of a longer task or request from a program |
thread |
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in windows _____ _____ is a mode that provides an interface between applications and the OS, and only has access to hardware resources through the code running in kernal mode |
user mode |
