Developing and Implementing WindowsR-based Applications with Visual BasicR. NET and Visual StudioR. NET Exam CramT 2 (Exam 70-306)

Chapter 14. Maintaining and Supporting a Windows Application

Terms you'll need to understand:

  • Process class

  • EventLog class

  • PerformanceCounter class

  • Start method

  • CloseMainWindow method

  • Kill method

  • CreateEventSource method

  • WriteEntry method

  • Sampling

  • Publishing

Techniques you'll need to master:

  • Understanding the use of the Start, Kill , and CloseMainWindow methods to start and stop processes

  • Knowing how to use Event Logs within your applications

  • Understanding the purpose and use of performance counters

Once you have created your Visual Basic .NET application and deployed it to your users, you will need to monitor its operation and make adjustments to improve performance. In this chapter, we examine some of the methods that can be used to fulfill this requirement, including the management of Windows processes and Event Logs as well as the monitoring of performance data for running processes. Using these tools, you may also allow an application to alter its behavior based on available system resources within a dynamic setting.

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