Command Line Tools

Question 1

cd

Answer 1

used to navigate the directory structure.

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

displays information about the contents of the current directory.

Question 3

md

Answer 3

create a directory

Question 4

rmdir

Answer 4

Command-line tool for deleting directories.

Question 5

ipconfig

Answer 5

provides information about own network connection

Question 6

ping

Answer 6

verifies there is good connectivity between the client and the
remote destination

Question 7

hostname

Answer 7

a label assigned to a device (a host) on a network

Question 8

netstat

Answer 8

can be used to investigate open ports and connections on the local host. In a troubleshooting context, you can use this tool to verify whether file sharing or email ports are open on a server and whether other clients are connecting to them.

Question 9

nslookup

Answer 9

Cross-platform command tool for querying DNS resource records.

Question 10

chkdsk

Answer 10

scans the file system and/or disk sectors for faults and can attempt to repair any problems detected.

Question 11

net user

Answer 11

manage accounts at the command line

Question 12

net use

Answer 12

use to view and configure shared resources on a Windows network.

Question 13

tracert

Answer 13

shows each and every stop along the way by using multiple pings all the way out and all the way back

Question 14

format

Answer 14

writes a new file system to a drive. This process deletes any data existing on the drive.

Question 15

xcopy

Answer 15

utility that allows you to copy the contents of more than one directory at a time and retain the directory structure

Question 16

copy

Answer 16

provide the ability to transfer files contained in a single directory.

Question 17

robocopy

Answer 17

file copy utility- designed to work better with long file names and NTFS attributes.

Question 18

gpupdate

Answer 18

Command-line tools to apply and analyze group policies. Group policies are a means of configuring registry settings.

Question 19

gpresult

Answer 19

This command displays the RSoP for a computer and user account. When run without switches, the help page is displayed. The /s , /u , and /p switches can be used to specify a host (by name or IP address), user account, and password, and /r can be used to display policies for the desktop.

Question 20

shutdown

Answer 20

Command-line tool for shutting down or restarting the computer. The command is supported by Windows and Linux, though with different syntax.

Question 21

sfc

Answer 21

Provides a manual interface for verifying system files and restoring them from the cache

Question 22

diskpart

Answer 22

Command-line utility used to configure disk partitions.

Question 23

pathping

Answer 23

gives a more accurate round-trip time being calculated

Question 24

winver

Answer 24

reports version information. You will often need to use this for support.