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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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Figure 14-15 Ubuntu installation options, including one for disk diagnosis

Scheduling Maintenance

Maintenance only works properly when you do it at regular intervals.

Depending on the version of Windows installed, for example, you can

schedule maintenance jobs to run automatically. The CompTIA A+ 220-1002

exam objectives define two areas for you to consider for scheduled

maintenance: backups and disk maintenance.

Windows Task Scheduler

Current versions of Windows use a single Administrative Tool, Task

Scheduler, to schedule maintenance. You can choose an executable program

and define when you want that program to run. The key to running scheduled

maintenance is to know the names of the executable programs and any

special switches you may need to enter.

Task Scheduler divides tasks into triggers, actions, and conditions.

Triggers are actions or schedules that start a program. Actions are steps that

define both the program to run and how it is to run. Conditions are extra

criteria that must be met for the program to run. (Is the system idle? Is it

connected to the Internet?) Figure 14-16 shows the Conditions tab for Disk

Defragmenter. To create a basic task, all you need to do is name it, set how

often it should run, and decide what it should do.

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