4thLevel | Operating System.

| Lab 1
Lab#1: Administration Tools (Windows)
#Task Manager
• Windows Task Manager is an advanced utility tool that helps you manage your apps that
are running.
• Task Manager lets you see which apps are open and which you're using. You can also see
which apps are running in the background that you didn't open yourself.
• One important reason that you might want to open Task Manager is to stop apps that are
making windows unresponsive.

There are a few different ways to open Task Manager:

1. You can open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc all together. This opens Task
Manager straightaway.
2. You can also open Task Manager from the GINA screen by pressing and holding Ctrl + Alt
+ Del.
3. Click on the search icon then type "Task Manager" in the search bar.
Task Manager will pop up as a search result, and you can open it from there.

• You can also use it to monitor the Performance of the system such as (CPU , GPU ,
Memory , Disk).

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#What is defragmentation and why do I need it?

• Defragmentation, also known as “defrag” or “defragging”, is the process of reorganizing
the data stored on the hard drive so that related pieces of data are put back together, all
lined up in a continuous fashion.
• Defragmentation increases computer performance.

How Fragmentation Occurs?

• Disk fragmentation occurs when a file is broken up into pieces to fit on the disk.
• Because files are constantly being written, deleted and resized, fragmentation is a natural
occurrence. When a file is spread out over several locations, it takes longer to read and
write resulting in slow computer performance.

To Eliminate Fragmentation
Click on the partition, From Drive Tools Click on Optimize. (Drives are being optimized
automatically, You can change settings and choose Frequency.)

#Computer Management

Computer Management is a Microsoft Windows MMC snap-in that was first introduced with
Windows XP. It allows access to admin tools, including the Event Viewer, Task Scheduler,
local users and groups, performance logs and alerts, Device Manager, Disk Management,
and the Services manager.

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Right Click On This PC → Manage

#Task Scheduler
The Task Scheduler is a tool included with Windows that allows predefined actions to be
automatically executed whenever a certain set of conditions is met. For example, you can
schedule a task to run a backup script every night, or send you an e-mail whenever a
certain system event occurs.

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Browse your pc, select the program, click Finish.

#Event Viewer
The Windows Event Viewer is an administrative tool
found in all versions of Windows.
It allows you to view events,
errors, and additional important information
about what's happening under the
hood in your operating system.

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#Device Manager

First introduced in Windows 95,

the Device Manager is a feature of Microsoft Windows
that detects and lists hardware devices
and their status information.
The device driver settings and
information is also stored here.
Device Manager is available in
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME,
2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.

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#Disk Management

Disk Management is a Microsoft Windows utility first introduced in Windows XP as a

replacement for the disk command. It enables users to view and manage the disk
drives installed in their computer and the partitions associated with those drives. As the
image below shows, each drive is displayed followed by the layout, type, file system, status,
capacity, free space, % free, and fault tolerance.

#Services and Applications

In general, a service refers to work that is performed by one or more people that benefits
others.
With computer software, a service is software that performs automated tasks, responds to
hardware events, or listens for data requests from other software. In a user's operating
system, these services are often loaded automatically at startup, and run in the background,
without user interaction.

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You can view all currently running Windows Services by opening the Windows Task
Manager and then clicking the Processes tab.

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Best Wishes.

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