ITEC Towson University ITEC 274: Lab #2 – OS Memory & Processor

ITEC 274: Lab #2 – OS Memory & Processor (Instructions) [60 pts] [Name, course and section go here…] Instructions To get started, download and open the word document (274_exerciseC_OS_Memory&Processor.docx) attached to this exercise in BlackBoard / Labs. You will submit your answers for the exercise via this word document. No other documents or formats will be accepted. Submit via BlackBoard / Labs. Assignments without names will not be accepted/graded. This exercise should be run on a Windows computer (or TU Virtual Workspace). You will explore operating system, memory, processor and process information using the Windows command line and Windows GUI. You will use the systeminfo and tasklist commands, and Windows Task Manager. In addition to running Word (for this assignment), start Excel and start Firefox browser (and bring up Towson’s home page in Firefox). A. Check OS, memory, processor and process information using the Windows command line [16 pts] a. Start a windows command line session b. Run systeminfo command c. Based on systeminfo report the following about the computer you are using: i. What is the host name of the computer you are using? Answers:_________ ii. What is the name, version, configuration and original install date of the operating system? Answers:_________ iii. What is the BIOS version on the computer you are using? Answers:_________ iv. When was your computer lasted booted (system boot time)? Answers:_________ v. What is the system directory and the Windows directory Answers:_________ vi. How many and what type of processors are installed? Answers:_________ vii. How much physical memory? Answers:_________ 1. How much physical memory is available? Answers:_________ 2. How much is in use? Answers:_________ viii. How much virtual memory? Answers:_________ 1. How much virtual memory is available? Answers:_________ 2. How much virtual memory is in use? Answers:_________ ix. What is the virtual memory page file location? Answers:_________ d. Run tasklist command e. Based on tasklist answer the following about the computer system: i. How many tasks are listed? Answers:_________ ii. Which task is using the most memory? How much memory is it using? Answers:_________ iii. Which task is using the least memory? How much memory is it using? Answers:_________ f. Run tasklist with arguments (use /V (verbose) – check help tasklist) to answer the following: i. What additional information (columns) were shown when using the verbose (/V) argument with the tasklist command? Answers:_________ ii. How much CPU time is cmd.exe and winword.exe (WORD) using? Answers:_________ g. Locate the following processes and complete the table [28 pts] Image Name Process ID (PID) Status Memory Usage (k) cmd.exe tasklist.exe firefox.exe (pick one if you see multiple) h. Run tasklist with arguments (use /FI (filter) – check help tasklist) to answer the following User Name i. How many tasks are using less than 5000KB of memory? Answers:_________ ii. What command did you use to answer to the previous question? Answers:_________ iii. How many tasks are using more than 100,000KB of memory? Answers:_________ iv. What command did you use to answer to the previous question? Answers:_________ i. Run tasklist with multiple arguments (use /V (verbose) and /FI (filter) – check help tasklist) to answer the following: i. How much CPU time is winword.exe (WORD) using (hint: …/fi “imagename eq windword.exe)? Answers:_________ ii. What command did you use to answer to the previous question? Answers:_________ j. Check OS, memory, processor, process and thread information using Windows GUI [14pts] i. Run Windows Task Manager ii. [Paste screen shot showing Task Manager here…] [2 pts] iii. Identify at least 2 different ways to start Windows Task Manager Answers:_________ Answers:_________ iv. What is the CPU usage? Answers:_________ v. How many processes are running? Answers:_________ vi. Based on the Processes tab in Task Manager, answer the following about the computer system: vii. How many Apps (applications) are running? List the names of the applications running. Answers:_________ k. Based on the Processes tab in Task Manager, answer the following about the computer system: i. Which process uses the least amount of memory (hint: sort by memory)? Answers:_________ ii. Which process uses the most amount of memory? Answers:_________ iii. Which process is using the least amount of CPU (hint: sort by CPU)? Answers:_________ iv. Which process is using the most amount of CPU? Answers:_________ l. Based on the Performance tab in Task Manager, answer the following about the computer system: i. How much physical memory? Answers:_________ 1. How much physical memory is available? Answers:_________ 2. How much is in use? Answers:_________ ii. How many processes are running? Answers:_________ iii. How many threads are running? Answers:_________