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Difficulty: MediumWindows Administrative and System Management Tools

A system administrator is investigating intermittent system crashes and application errors reported by a workstation user over the past two weeks. The administrator needs to view a timeline graph displaying application failures, Windows updates, and hardware warnings alongside a daily system stability index rated from 1 to 10. Which Windows administrative utility should the administrator use to review this continuous historical stability record?

  1. Reliability MonitorAnswer
  2. B
    Performance Monitor
  3. C
    Event Viewer
  4. D
    Resource Monitor

Answer

Reliability Monitor is the correct utility because it tracks system events, software updates, and system crashes on a continuous daily timeline while computing a stability rating score.
Reliability Monitor is designed specifically to track system stability over time. It reviews system logs to chart software installations, driver updates, application crashes, and unexpected shutdowns on a daily graph with an overall stability rating from 1 to 10.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the required administrative capability
The requirement calls for a historical timeline showing past system failures, installation events, and a daily stability score.
Different Windows management tools target real-time metrics, raw event logging, or historical stability trends.
2
Evaluate the administrative utility features
Reliability Monitor (accessible via perfmon /rel or Control Panel Security and Maintenance) automatically compiles critical events, warnings, and updates into a visual 1–10 stability index timeline.
This specifically matches the administrator's requirement to correlate system crashes with past updates or application failures.

Key Concept

Reliability Monitor system stability tracking
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Windows Administrative and System Management Tools

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