Chapter 15: Windows Administration

Question 1

You can boot a PC over the network with ____, which is a stub operating system that creates a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE). This is considered a remote network installation.

Answer 1

WinPE or Windows Preinstallation Environment

Question 2

You can access a Windows command prompt by running ____.

Answer 2

cmd.exe

Question 3

The ____ Windows command is used to display a list of the files and folders/subdirectories within a directory.

Answer 3

dir

Question 4

The ____ Windows command is used to change to the specified directory.

Answer 4

cd or chdir

Question 5

The ____ Windows command is used to change to the directory that is up one level.

Answer 5

cd ..

Question 6

The ____ Windows command is used to change to the root directory of the drive.

Answer 6

cd \

Question 7

The ____ Windows command is used to make a directory in the specified path. If you don’t specify a path, the directory will be created in your current directory.

Answer 7

md [drive:] [path]

Question 8

The ____ Windows command is used to remove (delete) the specified directory.

Answer 8

rmdir [drive:] [path]

Question 9

The ____ Windows command is used to remove all directories and files in the specified directory, including the specified directory itself.

Answer 9

rmdir /s [drive:] [path]

Question 10

The ____ Windows command is used to update Group Policy settings. It refreshes, or changes, both local and Active Directory based policies.

Answer 10

gpupdate

Question 11

The ____ Windows command is used to show the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) report/values for a remote user and computer.

Answer 11

gpresult

Question 12

The ____ Windows sub-command is used by administrators to map drive letters to network shares.

Answer 12

net use

ex. net use Z: \server\share

Question 13

The ____ Windows sub-command is used by administrators to list all the local accounts on a Windows installation.

Answer 13

net user

Question 14

The ____ Windows command is used to wipe data off disks and prepare them for new use.

Answer 14

format

Question 15

The ____ Windows command is used to make a copy of a file in a second location.

Answer 15

copy

ex. copy [filename] [destination]

Question 16

The ____ Windows command is used to copy folders (directories) as well as files.

Answer 16

xcopy

ex. xcopy [source] [destination] [switches]

Question 17

The ____ command is included with recent versions of Windows and is able to copy files and directories. It has the advantage of being able to accept a plethora of specifications and keeps NTFS permissions intact in its operations.

Answer 17

robocopy
(Robust File Copy)

Question 18

The ____ Windows command shows the partitions and lets you manage them on the computer’s hard drives.

Answer 18

diskpart

Question 19

You can use the Windows ____ command to create and display status reports for the hard disk. It can also correct filesystem problems and scan for and attempt to repair disk errors.

Answer 19

chkdsk

Question 20

The ____ Windows command can be used to schedule a shutdown (complete or a restart) locally or remotely.

Answer 20

shutdown

Question 21

The ____ Windows command checks and verifies the versions of system files on your computer. If system files are corrupted, it will replace the corrupted files with correct versions.

Answer 21

sfc
(System File Checker)

Question 22

Windows workgroups are restricted to connecting ____ simultaneous clients to a single workstation.

Answer 22

20

Question 23

A ____ is a collection of Group Policy settings and allows the administrator to change the behavior and appearance of the operating system and control certain aspects of the user.

Answer 23

GPO or Group Policy Object

Question 24

The ____ is a server role that is used to create a Windows image for mass deployment.

Answer 24

WDS or Windows Deployment Service