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OS-3 Quiz: Windows Administrative Tools

Take this after studying notes/OS-3-windows-admin-tools.md.

Reply with answers like: 1B 2A 3D 4C 5B

Questions

  1. A Windows service failed to start during boot. Which tool should the technician check first for detailed logged errors?

A. Disk Management
B. Event Viewer
C. Device Manager
D. Task Scheduler

  1. A user installed a printer, but Windows shows a driver problem. Which tool should the technician use?

A. Performance Monitor
B. Disk Cleanup
C. Local Security Policy
D. Device Manager

  1. A technician needs to assign a new drive letter to a partition. Which tool should they use?

A. Resource Monitor
B. Task Manager
C. Disk Management
D. Event Viewer

  1. A computer is slow right now, and the technician wants to see live CPU, memory, disk, and network activity. Which tool fits best?

A. System Restore
B. Resource Monitor
C. Local Users and Groups
D. Windows Defender Firewall

  1. A technician needs a script to run automatically every night. Which tool should they use?

A. Services
B. Device Manager
C. System Information
D. Task Scheduler

  1. A technician suspects a process is consuming too much RAM. Which tool shows processes with memory usage in real time?

A. Disk Management
B. Event Viewer
C. Task Manager
D. Local Security Policy

  1. A technician needs to create a local user account on a Windows workstation. Which tool should they use?

A. Task Scheduler
B. Performance Monitor
C. Local Users and Groups
D. Device Manager

  1. Which tool generates data collector sets and long-term performance logs?

A. Resource Monitor
B. Performance Monitor
C. Task Manager
D. Event Viewer

  1. Which tool shows drive health and partition layout graphically and can assign drive letters?

A. Services
B. System Configuration
C. Disk Management
D. Local Security Policy

  1. Which tool is used to disable unnecessary startup services and programs to improve boot time diagnostically?

A. Device Manager
B. System Configuration (msconfig)
C. Credential Manager
D. Disk Management

  1. A technician needs to stop and restart a stuck background service. Which tool should they use?

A. Task Scheduler
B. Performance Monitor
C. Services (services.msc)
D. Event Viewer

  1. Which utility provides a single consolidated view of system hardware including BIOS version and processor details?

A. Resource Monitor
B. Disk Management
C. System Information (msinfo32)
D. Local Security Policy

  1. A technician wants to set a minimum password length policy on a standalone workstation. Which tool should they use?

A. Task Manager
B. Event Viewer
C. Local Security Policy
D. Disk Management

  1. Which Event Viewer log records events from Windows OS components and services?

A. Application
B. System
C. Security
D. Setup

  1. A technician wants to schedule a disk cleanup script to run every Sunday at 2 AM. Which tool is best?

A. Disk Management
B. Device Manager
C. Resource Monitor
D. Task Scheduler

Answer Key For Instructor

  1. B
  2. D
  3. C
  4. B
  5. D
  6. C
  7. C
  8. B
  9. C
  10. B
  11. C
  12. C
  13. C
  14. B
  15. D