Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 11
Monitoring Servers
12
Computer Networking
Undergraduate 3
08/01/2012

Additional Computer Networking Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
auditing
Definition
Process by which administrators can track specific security-related events on a Windows Server 2008 computer.
Term
baseline
Definition
In Performance Monitor, a set of readings, captured under normal operating conditions, that you can save and compare with readings taken at a later time.
Term
bottleneck
Definition
Occurs when a component is not providing an acceptable level of performance compared with the other components in the system.
Term
channel
Definition
In Event Viewer, a separate log devoted to a particular Windows component.
Term
data collector set
Definition
In the Reliability and Performance Monitor console, a method for capturing counter data over a period of time for later evaluation.
Term
event
Definition
Fundamental unit of information that Windows uses to package information about system activities as they occur.
Term
Event Viewer
Definition
Microsoft Management Console snap-in that provides access to the logs maintained by the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
Term
memory leak
Definition
Result of a program allocating memory for use but not freeing up that memory when it is finished using it.
Term
Perfomance Monitor
Definition
Tool in the Reliability and Performance Monitor console that displays system performance statistics in real time.
Term
Reliability and Performance snap-in
Definition
Microsoft Management Console module that displays system information on a continuous, real-time basis.
Term
Reliability Monitor
Definition
Tool in the Reliability and Performance snap-in that automatically tracks events that can have a negative effect on system stability and uses them to calculate a stability index.
Term
Resource Overview
Definition
Screen in the Reliability and Performance Monitor console that contains four real-time line graphs that display information about four of the server’s main hardware components.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!