5.2

Question 1

Defined as the grammatical rules and patterns governing the ordered use of appropriate words and symbols for issuing commands.

Answer 1

Syntax

Question 2

Parameters to specify command features and options.

Answer 2

Arguments

Question 3

Which command displays the most commonly used built-in commands along with a brief functionality description?

Answer 3

help

Question 4

To get detailed information for a specific command, at the command prompt enter:

Answer 4

help (name of command)

C:\ (name of command) /?

Question 5

Indicate a separation between the command and its associated arguments. What are common delimiters?

Answer 5

( ) spaces, (/) forward slash, (-) hyphen, (;) semi-colon

Question 6

Used to identify optional arguments

Answer 6

[ ] brackets

Question 7

May be used in two ways; to pass the output of the first command to the second command as input and to represent “or”

Answer 7

( | ) Pipe character; Example of “or” [+R | -R] +R or -R can be used

Question 8

May be used to denote anything and everything within a specific argument.

Answer 8

( * ) Asterisk

Question 9

The current location in the system’s directory structure.

Answer 9

Working directory

Question 10

What must an analyst use to either move from one location to another or identify a particular location of a file or directory?

Answer 10

Path

Question 11

What are the two types of paths?

Answer 11

Absolute and Relative Path

Question 12

Starts at the volume:root and specifies each directory that must be opened to get to the desired file or directory.

Answer 12

Absolute path

Question 13

Gives the location of the target file or directory from the present working directory.

Answer 13

Relative Path

Question 14

What symbol does a user use to go up the directory tree?

Answer 14

( .. ) dot dot

Question 15

Displays the name of or changes current directory.

Answer 15

cd, chdir (dir1)(dir2)

Question 16

Configured to allow commands and other programs to execute from any working directory

Answer 16

Environment variable path

Question 17

Command to view or change path statements

Answer 17

Path;
Examples: C:>path
C:>path=%path%;C:\tools

Question 18

Specifies a new command prompt.

Answer 18

prompt

Question 19

Displays a list of files and subdirectories.

Answer 19

dir

Question 20

Clears the screen.

Answer 20

cls

Question 21

Displays or sets the system date.

Answer 21

date

Question 22

Displays or sets the system time.

Answer 22

time

Question 23

Displays OS version.

Answer 23

ver

Question 24

Sets the title for the CLI window.

Answer 24

title (new window title)

Question 25

Quits the CLI window.

Answer 25

exit

Question 26

Creates a directory.

Answer 26

mkdir (dir1)\(dir2)\(dir3) mkdir (dir1) (dir2) mkdir ("directory name")

Question 27

Removes a directory.

Answer 27

rmdir (directory name)

Question 28

Used to create a simple text file, but is not used to edit an existing file.

Answer 28

copy con (filename)

Question 29

Uses the MS-DOS Editor to create and edit text files.

Answer 29

edit or notepad for Vista and Windows 7

Question 30

Copies one or more files to another location.

Answer 30

copy (filename) (destination directory\new filename) | copy (filename) (dir2)

Question 31

Moves and renames files and directories.

Answer 31

move (filename) (destination directory\new filename) | move (filename) (new filename)

Question 32

Displays contents of a text file or files.

Answer 32

type

Question 33

Called "pipe," passes output of one command as input to another.

Answer 33

( | ) (output_of_a_command) | (input_of_a_command)

Question 34

Renames a file or directory.

Answer 34

ren (source filename) (new filename)

Question 35

Searches for a text string in a text file or files.

Answer 35

find /n /I "string" (path/filename)

Question 36

Deletes one or more files.

Answer 36

del

Question 37

Copies directory trees and files.

Answer 37

xcopy (source) (destination) [options]

Question 38

Recalls Windows commands.

Answer 38

doskey

Question 39

Redirects standard command output to a file instead of displaying results on the screen. If the file does not exist, it is created. If the file does exist, it is overwritten.

Answer 39

( > ) C:\>(command) > (textfile)

Question 40

Appends standard output to the end of another file. If the file does not exist, it is created.

Answer 40

( >> ) more (filename) >> (newfile)