You are working on a Windows 2008 environment. You find that some of applications are not
responding while creating a project. You want to terminate these applications anyhow and start a
new session. What will you do to accomplish the task?

A.
Use Device Manager.

B.
Use Network Monitor.

C.
Use System Monitor.

D.
Use Task Manager.

Explanation:
In order to accomplish the task, you should use Task Manager. A task manager is a program used to
provide information about the processes and programs running on a computer, as well as the
general status of the computer. It can also be used to terminate processes and programs, as well as
change the processes priority. The task manager is most commonly accessed by pressing the buttons
Control-Alt-Delete. Task manager also displays all the services that are currently running as well as
those that were stopped. All information’s about the services such as Process ID and their group if
they are applicable.

A is incorrect. Device Manager is a tool that can be used to manage devices on a computer.
Using Device Manager, users can view and change device properties, update device drivers,
configure device settings, and uninstall devices. Device Manager is organized in a tree format with
the top branches representing device categories. Users can use Device Manager to identify port
resource conflicts. Device Manager can also be used to enable or disable a device.

C is incorrect. System Monitor is a Windows utility that enables users to monitor server
activity and performance using predefined objects and counters or user-defined counters. It tracks
items such as, I/O, memory usage, user connections, and locks. Although it can monitor the number
of locks held, it cannot be used to capture information on particular locks and activities.

B is incorrect. Network Monitor is a tool used to monitor data sent and received by the
local computer. Network Monitor can perform the following functions:
Capturing or tracing data and filtering it based on different attributes.
Monitoring throughput based on bytes or frames.
Monitoring bandwidth based on percentage of the network used.
Monitoring errors, which can be a possible consequence of an overloaded network.