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This lab guide provides instructions for exploring and managing processes using Task Manager on a Windows computer. It includes steps for navigating through various tabs such as Applications, Services, Performance, Processes, Users, Startup, App history, and Details, along with reflective questions to assess understanding. The lab emphasizes the importance of Task Manager for administrators in managing system resources and processes.

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Task Manager

This lab guide provides instructions for exploring and managing processes using Task Manager on a Windows computer. It includes steps for navigating through various tabs such as Applications, Services, Performance, Processes, Users, Startup, App history, and Details, along with reflective questions to assess understanding. The lab emphasizes the importance of Task Manager for administrators in managing system resources and processes.

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Lab - Work with Task Manager

Introduction
In this lab, you will explore Task Manager and manage processes from within Task Manager.

Required Resources
 A computer running Windows

Instructions

Part 1: Applications tab.


a. Log on to Windows as an administrator.
b. Open a web browser and a folder.
c. Click Start and type task manager in the search field. Press Enter to open the Task Manager utility.
d. Click Fewer details if available to view the list of open applications.
e. To force the web browser to close, highlight the browser, and click End task.
Question:

What happened?
Type your answers here.
f. Open the web browser again. Right-click the web browser in the Task Manager.
Question:

What options are available?


Type your answers here.

Part 2: Services tab.


a. Click More Details at the bottom-left corner of Task Manager.
b. Click the Services tab. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the Services window to view all the services
listed
Question:

What statuses are listed?


Type your answers here.
c. Right-click one of the services listed.
Question:

What are the available actions that can be taken?


Type your answers here.

Part 3: Performance tab.


a. Click the Performance tab. Select CPU to view the utilization in the left panel.
Questions:

What is the current utilization of the CPU?


Type your answers here.
b. How many streams of instructions (i.e. Threads) are currently running?

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Type your answers here.


How many Apps, Background processes, and Windows processes (i.e Processes) are currently running?
Type your answers here.
c. Click on the Memory Chart in the left panel of the Performances tab
Question:

What is the total physical memory (MB)?


Type your answers here.
What is the available physical memory (MB)?
Type your answers here.
How much physical memory (MB) is being used by the computer?
Type your answers here.
d. Click the Ethernet Chart in the left panel of the Performances tab.
Questions:

What is the link speed? What type of Ethernet Adapter is in use on this computer?
Type your answers here.
What type of network connection (i.e Connection type) is in use?
Type your answers here.
What is the IPv4 address of the PC?
Type your answers here.
Note: You can click Open Resource Monitor to bring up the Resource Monitor utility from the Performance
tab in Task Manager to view the individual processes, services, and applications utilizing system resources.

Part 4: Processes tab.


a. Click the Processes tab.
b. Click the Memory heading. Click the Memory heading a second time.
Question:

What effect does this have on the columns?


Type your answers here.
c. Right-click on the Memory heading, and then select Resource values > Memory > Percents.
Note: Resource values options are not available in Windows 7.
Questions:

What affect does this have on the Memory column?


Type your answers here.
How could this be useful?
Type your answers here.
d. Open a web browser.
e. Return to the Task Manager. Click the Name heading.
Question:

The listed processes are divided by categories. What categories are listed?
Type your answers here.
f. Select the web browser and click End Task.
g. Close all open windows.

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Part 5: Users tab.


a. Navigate to the Task Manager. Click the Users tab to list the usernames who are logged into the system.
b. Right-click a username.
Question:

What are the available options?


Type your answers here.
c. Right-click the username and select Expand to view all the processes associated with this user.

Part 6: Startup, App history and Details tabs.


a. The Startup tab lists the processes that are started automatically during Windows startup. Click the
Startup tab. Right-click a process.
Question:

List the available options below.


Type your answers here.
b. The App history tab lists the historical resources usage.
Question:

What type of information can you get from this list?


Type your answers here.
c. The Details tab displays process information, such as process ID (PID), status, and memory utilization.
Right-click a process and list the available options below.
Type your answers here.

Reflection Question
Why is it important for an administrator to understand how to work within the Task Manager?
Type your answers here.
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