MCTS 70-620 Exam Cram: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring

Chapter 9. Maintaining and Optimizing Windows Vista Systems

Terms you’ll need to understand:

✓	Performance
✓	Reliability
✓	Task Manager
✓	Data Collector Set (DCS)
✓	Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor
✓	Chkdsk
✓	Defragmentation
✓	ReadyBoost
✓	ReadyDrive
✓	Memory Diagnostic tool
✓	Startup Repair tool (StR)
✓	Safe mode

Techniques/concepts you’ll need to master:

✓	Use the Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor and Task Manager to identify bottlenecks.
✓	Run Chkdsk to verify the integrity of the drive.
✓	Run Disk Defragmenter to optimize your drive.
✓	Configure the paging file for optimum performance.
✓	Describe, enable, and configure ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive.
✓	Run multiple troubleshooting tools, including the Memory Diagnostic tool, Network Diagnostic tool, Startup Repair ...