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24-10 Chapter 24 Monitoring and Optimizing System Performance and Reliability
3. Correct Answers: A and D
A. Correct: The Performance Logs And Alerts snap-in, available through the Computer
Management console, is the correct graphical tool for creating performance
logs.
B. Incorrect: The System Monitor snap-in is useful for monitoring real-time performance
data, but it cannot log performance data.
C. Incorrect: Although the Windows Task Manager is useful for viewing a real-time
snapshot of a system’s performance, it cannot be used to log performance data.
D. Correct: Using the Logman utility is the correct way to start logging performance
data from the command line.
E. Incorrect: Relog is useful for analyzing logged data, but it is not used for starting
the logging process. Relog is used to resample logged data at a longer interval in
order to reduce the amount of data being analyzed.
4. Correct Answers: D
A. Incorrect: The System Monitor is useful for viewing the processor utilization of a
given process, but it cannot change a process’ priority.
B. Incorrect: The Performance Logs And Alerts snap-in is useful for logging performance
data, and allows you to record a given process’ processor utilization. However,
it cannot be used to change the priority of a process.
C. Incorrect: The Computer Manager provides access to both the System Monitor
and the Performance Logs And Alerts snap-ins, but none of these tools can be
used to change the priority of a process.
D. Correct: The Processes tab of the Task Manager is used to change the priority of
a process. Right-click the name of a process, choose Set Priority, and select the
desired level.
5. Correct Answers: B
A. Incorrect: The Adjust For Best Appearance option enables every visual feature of
the Windows XP Professional operating system. This provides the best user experience
on systems that have sufficient processing capability. However, it reduces
system responsiveness and must not be used on systems experiencing performance
problems.
B. Correct: The Adjust For Best Performance option disables all unnecessary visual
effects. Choosing this option reduces the amount of work Windows XP needs to
do to display the user’s graphical interface, thereby improving system responsiveness.
Changing this setting is the best way to make the computer seem faster.