Microsoft Windows Performance Monitoring Basics Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Windows includes deceptively powerful built-in tools for managing and monitoring performance, and has lots of built-in hooks for monitoring. This course covers the basics of performance monitoring in Windows, and the use of three key tools: Windows Resource Monitor, Windows Performance Manager, and Windows Task Manager.
Target Audience
Windows desktop and server technicians, and anyone interested in monitoring and diagnosing performance issues in Windows systems
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.5
Lesson Objectives Microsoft Windows Performance Monitoring Basics
start the course
describe computer performance monitoring and its application in Windows
list reasons for monitoring performance
characterize performance issues in Windows systems
describe types of performance monitoring
describe the process for analyzing performance data
describe steps for fixing issues identified in performance monitoring
describe the key system performance metrics in a computer system, including CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network I/O
describe the elements of performance measurement, including time, data, and throughput measurements
describe the elements and features of Windows Resource Monitor
list the main performance metrics related to processes in Windows, including process count, thread count, and handle count
monitor process CPU usage in Windows Resource Monitor
monitor process memory usage in Windows Resource Monitor
monitor disk I/O in Windows Resource Monitor
monitor network I/O usage in Windows Resource Monitor
describe the elements and features of Windows Performance Monitor or perfmon
list key Windows Performance Monitor objects and use them for system performance monitoring
list key Windows Performance Monitor counters and use them for system performance monitoring
create graphs to visualize performance characteristics in Windows Performance Monitor
create a performance alert in Windows Performance Monitor
use Windows Task Manager for basic real-time performance monitoring
use Windows Task Manager to monitor memory performance metrics
use Windows Task Manager to monitor CPU performance metrics
use Windows Task Manager to monitor I/O performance metrics
use Windows Task Manager for in-depth monitoring tasks, including counters, process management, and process dumps
use Task Manager, Performance Monitor, and Resource Monitor to monitor real-time performance statistics in Windows
Course Number: os_wpmb_a01_it_enus
Expertise Level
Beginner