Computer Support/Windows/GUI Tools

This lesson covers GUI tools.

Objectives and Skills

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Objectives and skills for the GUI tools portion of A+ certification include:[1]

Given a scenario, use appropriate Microsoft operating system features and tools.
  • Administrative
    • Computer management
    • Device manager
    • Local Users and Groups
    • Local security policy
    • Performance monitor
    • Services
    • System configuration
    • Task scheduler
    • Component services
    • Data sources
    • Print management
    • Windows memory diagnostics
    • Windows firewall
    • Advanced security
  • MSCONFIG
    • General
    • Boot
    • Services
    • Startup
    • Tools
  • Task Manager
    • Applications
    • Processes
    • Performance
    • Networking
    • Users
  • Disk management
    • Drive status
    • Mounting
    • Initializing
    • Extending partitions
    • Splitting partitions
    • Shrink partitions
    • Assigning/changing drive letters
    • Adding drives
    • Adding arrays
    • Storage spaces
  • Other
    • User State Migration tool (USMT)
    • Windows Easy Transfer
    • Windows Upgrade Advisor
  • System utilities
    • REGEDIT
    • COMMAND
    • SERVICES.MSC
    • MMC
    • MSTSC
    • NOTEPAD
    • EXPLORER
    • MSINFO32
    • DXDIAG
    • DEFRAG
    • System restore
    • Windows Update

Readings

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  1. Wikipedia: Microsoft Management Console
  2. Wikipedia: Device Manager
  3. Wikipedia: Performance Monitor
  4. Wikipedia: Windows service
  5. Wikipedia: Task scheduler
  6. Wikipedia: Windows Firewall
  7. Wikipedia: MSConfig
  8. Wikipedia: Windows Task Manager
  9. Wikipedia: Disk Management
  10. Wikipedia: User State Migration Tool
  11. Wikipedia: Windows Registry
  12. Wikipedia: Command Prompt
  13. Wikipedia: Remote Desktop Services
  14. Wikipedia: Notepad (software)
  15. Wikipedia: Windows Explorer
  16. Wikipedia: Microsoft Diagnostics
  17. Wikipedia: DxDiag

Multimedia

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  1. YouTube: Windows Administrative Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  2. YouTube: Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  3. YouTube: Using Windows System Configuration - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  4. YouTube: Using Windows Task Manager - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  5. YouTube: Using Windows Disk Management - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  6. YouTube: Windows Migration Tools - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4
  7. YouTube: Windows System Utilities - CompTIA A+ 220-902 - 1.4

Activities

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References

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