Computer Support/Windows/GUI Tools

This lesson covers GUI tools.

Objectives and Skills

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

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

Multimedia

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

References