Core 1 - Microsoft command line

Question 1

this command displays information about files and directories, and how much disk space is available

Answer 1

dir

Question 2

cd command

Answer 2

change directory - If used without parameters, cd displays the current drive and directory.

Question 3

This command can be utilized to verify a network connection and your network settings. (ie. Internet Protocol configuration)

Answer 3

ipconfig

Question 4

This command is used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a specified destination computer. It tests the connection between two network nodes…

Answer 4

ping

Question 5

command sends packets to test destinations beyond the local computer’s network…

Answer 5

tracert

Question 6

command shows the network statistics for the local computer. Displays TCP and UDP sessions by computer name (or IP) and port…

Answer 6

netstat

Question 7

Command used for testing and troubleshooting DNS servers. Displays information that can be used to diagnose Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure.

Answer 7

nslookup

Question 8

Command enables you to shut down or restart local or remote computers, one at a time…

Answer 8

shutdown

Question 9

dism command

Answer 9

Deployment Image Servicing and Management - used to modify Windows images.

Question 10

sfc

Answer 10

System File Checker - used to verify and replace important Windows system files.

Question 11

chkdsk

Answer 11

used to check a hard drive or other disk drive for errors and repair them if possible.

Question 12

diskpart

Answer 12

helps you manage your computer’s drives (disks, partitions, volumes, or virtual hard disks)

Question 13

taskkill

Answer 13

Ends one or more tasks or processes

Question 14

gpupdate

Answer 14

group policy update - refreshes a computer’s local Group Policy, and any Active Directory-based group policies

Question 15

gpresult

Answer 15

group policy result - displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a remote user and computer

Question 16

format

Answer 16

creates a new root directory and file system for the disk. It can also check for bad areas on the disk

Question 17

copy

Answer 17

copies one or more files from one location to another

Question 18

xcopy

Answer 18

similar to copy, but has advanced features. ex: can copy directories, can exclude files.

Question 19

robocopy

Answer 19

robust copy - copy files and directories from one location to another

Question 20

which command can flush the DNS to have the new IP address assigned to the same computer name…

Answer 20

ipconfig/flushdns

Question 21

Command used to control active directory, add hosts to domain, etc…

Answer 21

netdom