Recovering From Bad Video Settings
One of your end users changed their video settings in Windows XP Professional, and now the system won’t display any output. What’s the best way to resolve this problem?
Which windows utility tracks statistics?
An end user is reporting that applications running on his computer slow down to a crawl for minutes at a time. The problem occurs without warning, and the time between incidences appears to occur randomly. You’d like configure the system to track performance such as pages per second, average disk queue length, and processor time percentage over an entire business day. Which Windows utility could accomplish this?
The invisible network share
You can connect to a network share, but no files are visible and you’re not getting any error messages. Other users of the same share can see hundreds of files. What could be the problem?
Diagnosing a beeping computer
You’re powering up a new computer for the first time. Instead of the normal startup process, the system emits a series of beeps. No message appears on the screen, and no other lights are blinking. What is the most reasonable cause of the problem?
How do you remove a directory from the command line?
What function can be used on the command line to remove an empty directory?
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What is two-factor authentication?
Your security administrator has told you that he’s implementing a new security policy that includes two-factor authentication. What is two-factor authentication?
The mystery of the slow CPU
Your laptop computer is rated to run at 2 GHz, but the information in the Control Panel’s System applet shows the CPU running at 900 MHz. What might explain this discrepancy?
Where is the Windows XP Event Viewer?
You’re having a problem with a startup program on a Windows XP Professional computer, and you’d like to look at the Event Viewer to see if there are any clues that might help you troubleshoot the problem. How do you start the Windows XP Event Viewer?
What is the best way to monitor system temperature?
A computer is randomly freezing, and you suspect that it might be overheating. What’s the best way to monitor the system temperature?
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What port should you use for an LCD monitor?
You have purchased a new LCD monitor that supports HDMI, DVI, and VGA video input. Which would be the best video input to use if your computer has these ports available?