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Chapter 5: Fundamental Operating Systems 149Explore Administrative ToolsThe following sections cover some of the most common administrative utilities for troubleshooting,managing, and maintaining Windows XP, including■■■■■Device ManagerTask ManagerEvent ViewerRemote DesktopPerformance SettingsDevice ManagerThe Device Manager, as shown in Figure 5-25, allows you to view all the settings fordevices in the computer. A common task for technicians is to view the values assigned forthe IRQ, I/O address, and the DMA setting for all the devices in the computer. To view thesystem resources in the Device Manager, use the following path:Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device ManagerFigure 5-25Device ManagerTask ManagerThe Task Manager, as shown in Figure 5-26, allows you to view all applications that arecurrently running and to close any applications that have stopped responding. The TaskManager allows you to monitor the performance of the CPU and virtual memory, view all