Deck 10: Performance Tuning

Question 1

Most ____ bottlenecks occur when the applications you are running require more memory than is physically available in the computer.

A) memory
B) disk
C) network
D) processor

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A ____ occurs when a limitation in a single computer system component slows down the entire system.

A) bottleneck
B) counterdown
C) crashdown
D) baseline

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A ____ bottleneck occurs when there is too much work for a processor to do.

A) disk
B) network
C) memory
D) processor

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Network bottlenecks are more common for computers than servers running Windows 7.

Question 5

____ allows some disk access to be designated as low priority.

A) Windows SuperFetch
B) Low-priority I/O
C) Windows ReadyBoost
D) Windows ReadyDrive

Question 6

A Data Collector Set can monitor a(n) ____ to track when system events occur.

A) Configuration
B) Performance counters
C) Event Trace
D) Bottleneck trace

Question 7

____ allows you to use a flash memory in a USB flash drive to boost Windows 7 performance.

A) Windows SuperFetch
B) Low-priority I/O
C) Windows ReadyBoost
D) Windows ReadyDrive

Question 8

____ are used to process log file data and display it in a meaningful way.

A) Counters
B) Data Managers
C) Reports
D) Data Collector Sets

Question 9

The Used Physical Memory performance indicator assesses the ____ of physical memory that is being used.

A) size
B) percentage
C) location
D) quality

Question 10

____ bottlenecks occur when Windows 7 and running applications want to read and write information to the physical disk in the system faster than the disk can manage.

A) Processor
B) Network
C) Disk
D) Memory

Question 11

New hybrid disks use flash memory as a cache to enhance performance, reduce power consumption, and extend hard disk life.

Question 12

Counters in the ____ category monitor individual partitions and logical drives on a disk.

A) IPv4
B) Cache
C) PhysicalDisk
D) LogicalDisk

Question 13

Like Resource Monitor, Performance Monitor allows you to select the counters you wish to view.

Question 14

The ____ area of the Performance Monitor is used to monitor disk performance and determine whether the disk subsystem is a bottleneck.

A) CPU
B) Disk
C) Network
D) Memory

Question 15

The ____ area of the Performance Monitor is used to monitor network performance and determine whether the network subsystem is a bottleneck.

A) Network
B) CPU
C) Disk
D) Memory

Question 16

For performance counters, you can configure ____ instead of logging to disk.

A) messages
B) alerts
C) tasks
D) archives

Question 17

In addition to monitoring current activity, Performance Monitor can also be used to view logged data.

Question 18

A processor executes multiple threads at a time.

Question 19

To process the data in the log files, you specify rules. A rule is a(n) ____ file that contains instructions specifying how the data is to be processed.

A) HTML
B) XPS
C) PDF
D) XML

Question 20

____ allows Windows 7 to use flash memory embedded directly in hard disks.

A) Windows SuperFetch
B) Low-priority I/O
C) Windows ReadyBoost
D) Windows ReadyDrive

Question 21

Performance indicators are often called ____________________ because they display values for system characteristics.

Question 22

____ provides an overview of the current state of a computer.

A) Performance Monitor
B) Data Manager
C) Task Manager
D) Data Collector Set

Question 23

What are the two CPU performance indicators monitored by Resource Monitor?

Question 24

____ monitors processes to ensure that they do not access unauthorized memory spaces, which is done by various types of malware, such as viruses, to take control of systems.

A) DEP
B) XPS
C) WEI
D) LOGO

Question 25

____________________ is a tool within the Performance Monitor utility that allows you to visually display the data generated by counters.

Question 26

A(n) ____________________ is a set of performance indicators captured when system performance is acceptable.

Question 27

How can you resolve a processor bottleneck?

Question 28

To generate reports covering a specific time frame, you may wish to combine smaller logs into a single large log or break a large log into multiple smaller logs. This can be done with the ____ command.

A) relog
B) schlog
C) tsklog
D) brklog

Question 29

What can you do to reduce the use of virtual memory?

Question 30

____________________ is an MMC snap-in that is used to monitor system performance indicators.

Question 31

What are the counter categories supported by Windows 7?

Question 32

The Windows Experience Index base score is the overall ranking of your system. The ranking is from 1 to ____ (the best possible).

A) 2.5
B) 4.8
C) 5.7
D) 7.9

Question 33

The base score is determined by the ____ subscore.

A) highest
B) lowest
C) median
D) average

Question 34

What are the most common bottlenecks to system performance?

Question 35

What should you do to ensure that you are measuring the normal state when establishing a baseline?

Question 36

What is performance tuning?

Question 37

What are the steps to tune performance?

Question 38

How can you increase disk performance to avoid disk bottlenecks?

Question 39

____________________ provides real-time monitoring of the most common system performance indicators.

Question 40

Windows 7 includes the ____ to provide an objective measure of system performance.

A) Windows Experience Index
B) Performance Monitor
C) Data Collector Set
D) Task Manager

Question 42

What elements are used by the Windows Experience Index to evaluate a system?