MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

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2. The two ways that Event Viewer provides for locating specific events are the
_____________ command and the _____________ command. What does each of
the commands allow you to do?
3. The size of each log can be from ____ KB to ____ GB, and the default size is ____
KB.
4. If you select the Do Not Overwrite Events option, what happens when the log
becomes full?
Lesson Summary
■ Windows XP Professional has the following three logs by default: the application
log, the security log, and the system log.
■ You use Event Viewer to view the contents of the Windows XP Professional logs.
■ Viewing the Event Properties dialog box shows you the date and time the event
occurred, the user and service associated with the event, an Event ID that you can
use to find more information about the event, and a detailed description of the
event.
■ You can use the Filter and Find commands in Event Viewer to easily locate specific
events or types of events.
■ For each log in Windows XP Professional, you can control the maximum size the
log is allowed to reach and the action that Windows XP Professional takes when
the log fills up.
■ You can archive the Windows XP logs so that you keep an historical record of
events and track trends over time.