John works as a Consumer Support Technician for Web Tech Inc. The company provides
troubleshooting support to users. A user named Peter is working with Windows Vista. He reports
that when he installs a new application on his computer, Windows Task Manager displays that the
CPU use is constantly at 100 percent. However, when he checks the desktop and Task Manager, he
finds that no program is currently open. Which of the following tabs will John use to identify the
program which uses most of the CPU time?
A.
Performance tab
B.
Networking tab
C.
Applications tab
D.
Processes tab
Explanation:
In order to accomplish the task, John will use the Processes tab of Task Manager. The Processes tab
shows a list of all the tasks that are running on the system. It provides the Image Name, User Name,
CPU time, Memory, and Description of the processes. The given image displays the details related to
processes:
C is incorrect. The Applications tab of Task Manager shows the programs that are currently
running on the system. It does not provide the CPU time. The following image displays information
that is provided by the Application tab:
B is incorrect. The Networking tab of Task Manager displays a graphical representation of
network performance. This tab is displayed only if the network card is available in the system. The
Networking tab is used to view the quality and availability of the network connection. The following
image displays the output of the Networking tab:
A is incorrect. The Performance tab of Task Manager displays only overall statistics such as
CPU usage, PF usage, etc. It does not provide information about any individual process. The
following image displays the output of the Performance tab:
