Lesson 11

Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)

Displays a summary of any fixed and removable disks.

Partitioning

Dividing a hard drive into separate, logical sections.

Formatting

Installs a filing system so the partition can hold data.

Defragment/Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe)

Rewrites file data so that it occupies contiguous clusters.

Fragmentation

Broken across non-contiguous clusters.

Disk Clean-up (cleanmgr.exe)

Tracks files that can be safely deleted to free up storage space.

Task Scheduler (tasksch.msc)

Runs commands and scripts automatically.

Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)

Creates user accounts and groups.

Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc)

Shows which certificates have been installed, also can request importing new certificates.

Certification Authority (CA)

A document/message to prove its authority, guaranteed by the issuer to validate the validity of a digital certificate.

Digital Signature

Encrypts documents, used to identify, or protect information.

Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

More robust means of configuring many Windows settings and registry directly.

Local Security Policy Editor (secpol.msc)

Can modify security settings specifically.

Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

Is used to view or edit the Windows registry.

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Is a container for one or more snap-ins.

System Information (msinfo32)

Produces a report of the systems hardware and software components.

Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc)

Is a management console snap-in for viewing and managing logs on a Windows host.

Task Manager (taskmgr.exe)

Can be used to monitor the PCs key resources.

Processes tab

Can better view what resources each app is taking up.

Performance tab

Provides more info about the PCs key resources.

Startup tab

Shows what applications run when booting the PC.

Users tab

Shows the users who are logged on.

Services tab

Monitors the state of all registered background processes.

Resource Monitor (resmon.exe)

Is a more in-depth version of Task Manager.

Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc)

Is used to provide real-time charts of system resources, also can be used to log information to a file for long-term analysis.

System Configuration (msconfig.exe)

Used to modify various settings and files that affect the way the computer boots and loads in Windows.

General tab

Allows you to configure startup mode.

Boot tab

Lets you configure basic settings.

Services tab (msconfig)

Lets you choose which services run at startup.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Is the user interface most of use simpletons use in our daily life.

Text based user interface

Is basically the shell.

Command line (CMD.exe)

Is the shell.

Robocopy

Allows copying over a network and to be able to copy encrypted files.

Diskpart

Disk management.

Chkdsk

Scans file system/disk sectors.

sfc

Checks system files.