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

19 Monitoring and Optimizing
System Performance
Exam Objectives in this Chapter:
■ Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot performance of the Microsoft Windows XP
Professional desktop.
❑ Optimize and troubleshoot memory performance.
❑ Optimize and troubleshoot processor utilization.
❑ Optimize and troubleshoot disk performance.
❑ Optimize and troubleshoot application performance.
■ Monitor and configure multiprocessor computers.
Why This Chapter Matters
One of your responsibilities as an administrator is to help users keep their computer
running well and to troubleshoot performance problems when they occur.
This chapter covers the two major tools that Windows XP Professional provides
for monitoring and troubleshooting performance: Task Manager and the Performance
console.
Lessons in this Chapter:
■ Lesson 1: Using Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-2
■ Lesson 2: Using the Performance Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-13
Before You Begin
To complete this chapter, you must have a computer that meets the minimum hardware
requirements listed in the preface, “About This Book.” You must also have
Microsoft Windows XP Professional installed on the computer.
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