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CA 153 CH 10
CA 153 CH 10
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Computer Science
2nd Grade
05/21/2011

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Term
A(n) ____ is an automated watchdog that informs you when a counter crosses a defined threshold, high or low.
Definition
Alert
Term
Disk bottlenecks are the most likely problem when disk-related counters increase more dramatically than other counters or when disk ____ lengths become unacceptably long.
Definition
Queue
Term
In object-oriented parlance, ____ have properties.
Definition
objects
Term
It is a good idea to spread the paging file across as many ____ as possible.
Definition
Drives
Term
Make sure the network interface appears higher in the ____ order than a modem or other slower link device.
Definition
binding
Term
Processor ____ is assigning a process to execute only on a specific CPU or multiple CPUs.
Definition
affinity
Term
When you add ____ to a Windows XP Professional machine, be sure to resize the paging file to accommodate the change properly.
Definition
RAM
Term
____ permits wholesale manipulation of the priority granted to applications versus services.
Definition
Processor scheduling
Term
Many experts believe that the single most dramatic improvement for an existing Windows XP PC comes from adding ____ to a machine.
Definition
More L2 Cache
Term
One way to access Task Manager is to press Ctrl+Shift+____.
Definition
Esc
Term
Processor bottlenecks are indicated when the Processor object's % Processor time counter stays consistently above ____% or when the System object's Processor Queue Length counter remains fixed near a value of 2 or more.
Definition
80
Term
Refresh rates apply to group policy, which defaults to ____ on Windows XP.
Definition
90 minutes
Term
What is the default interval for counter logs?
Definition
15 seconds
Term
You want to make sure that your system baseline itself does not indicate existing ____.
Definition
bottlenecks
Term
A thread is an internal identifier for some kind of system resource, object, or other component that must be accessed by name. True or False
Definition
False
Term
Counters make it quite easy to gather data about the system while it is running, and they impose surprisingly little overall performance overhead on a system. True Or False
Definition
True
Term
File synchronization can take a while and can consume significant power. True or false
Definition
True
Term
Only users with administrator-level access to Windows XP Professional can run processes at a Realtime priority level. True Or false
Definition
True
Term
The most common type of bottleneck on a Windows XP system is a network bottleneck. True Or False
Definition
False
Term
Using counter logs is a complicated and time-consuming process. True Or False
Definition
False
Term
Visual effects have no impact on system performance. True Or False
Definition
False
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