Chapter 20: Scripting and Remote Access

Question 1

Environment variables are inherited in a structured fashion (top to bottom):

Answer 1

System
User
Program (not inherited)

Question 2

A/An ____ variable (environment) is defined for use by the system, or any user or program.

Answer 2

system

Question 3

A/An ____ variable (environment) is defined for use by a specific user, or any program executing under that specific user.

Answer 3

user

Question 4

A/An ____ variable (environment) is defined for use inside a script or application and can only be accessed from inside the script or application.

Answer 4

program

Question 5

A/An ____ loop is a stepped loop with a defined beginning and a defined end; each step is defined as well.

Answer 5

For

Question 6

A/An ____ loop continues to loop until either it is exited or a condition is met. It has no defined beginning, only a defined end, and it can be exited without consequence to the function.

Answer 6

While

Question 7

Windows Batch scripts file extension?

Answer 7

.bat or .cmd

Question 8

PowerShell scripts file extension?

Answer 8

.ps1

Question 9

Visual Basic Script (VBScript) file extension?

Answer 9

.vbs

Question 10

Linux/Unix Shell scripts file extension?

Answer 10

.sh

Question 11

Python scripts file extension?

Answer 11

.py

Question 12

JavaScript file extension?

Answer 12

.js