MS CMD line tools Flashcards
Which of the following Windows Command Prompt commands can be used to list all directory’s files and subdirectories contained in the current directory? [2]
‘dir’
‘dir .’
Which of the command-line commands listed below is used for directory traversal?
‘cd’
Which parameter of the cd command in Windows moves the command-line prompt one folder up in the directory tree (sets the prompt at the parent folder of the current folder)?
‘cd ..’
Which of the following commands in Windows Command Prompt changes the current directory to the root directory?
‘cd '
What is the name of an MS Windows command-line utility that can be used to display TCP/IP configuration settings?
ipconfig
Which of the answers listed below refers to an ipconfig command parameter used for displaying the full TCP/IP configuration information for all adapters?
/all
Which ipconfig parameter allows to view the physical address of a Network Interface Card (NIC)?
/all
Which of the following command-line commands in MS Windows are used for resetting the DHCP configuration settings for all adapters? [2]
‘ipconfig /release’
‘ipconfig /renew’
A command-line utility used for checking the reachability of a remote network host is known as:
ping
A network command-line utility in MS Windows that tracks and displays the route taken by IPv4 packets on their way to another host is called:
tracert
Netstat is a command-line utility used for[II]:
- Displaying active TCP/IP connections
- Displaying network protocol statistics
Which netstat parameter allows to display all connections and listening ports?
‘-a’
What netstat parameter in Microsoft Windows allows to display the name of an application involved in creating each connection or listening port.
netstat-b
Which of the following netstat parameters displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form?
‘-n’
Which of the following CLI tools can be used for troubleshooting DNS-related problems?
nslookup
The following command can be used to shut down or restart a local or remote host running MS Windows.
shutdown
Which of the following is the correct command for setting the time-out period of 60 seconds before powering off a Windows host?
‘shutdown /s /t 60’
Which shutdown command switch in Microsoft Windows Command Prompt forces full system shutdown and restart of a Windows host?
‘/r’
Which of the following command-line commands enables a full system shutdown and restart of an MS Windows host after a time-out period of two minutes?
‘shutdown /r /t 120’
Which shutdown command switch enables aborting a system shutdown?
‘/a’
A Windows command-line tool used for preparing and modifying contents of Windows images is known as:
dism
The sfc command-line utility in MS Windows:
Scans the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions
Which sfc switch enables a type of file check that scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs corrupted files when possible?
‘/scannow’
Which of the following is a Windows, OS/2 and DOS command-line tool used for checking the file system and status of the system’s hard drives?
chkdsk
The /f switch of the chkdsk command-line utility in MS Windows:
Fixes errors on the disk
The /r switch of the chkdsk command-line utility in Windows [2]
- Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information
- Fixes errors on the disk
Which of the following commands in Windows Command Prompt launches a text-based command-line partitioning utility?
diskpart
Which of the following command-line commands in Windows displays a list of currently running processes on a local or remote host?
tasklist
Provided that the process ID of notepad.exe obtained with the tasklist command is 1230, which of the following answers lists the correct syntax for a Windows Command Prompt taskkill command that would allow to close this application?
‘taskkill /pid 1230’
Which of the answers listed below refers to the correct syntax for a Windows Command Prompt taskkill command that would allow to close notepad.exe by providing its imagename?
‘taskkill /im notepad.exe’
Which of the command-line commands listed below allows for updating multiple Group Policy settings in MS Windows?
gpupdate
A command-line command in MS Windows that displays Group Policy information for a machine or user is known as:
gpresult
For a newly added hard drive, this command allows to configure it with a file system so that Windows can store information on the disk.
format
The following command-line command can be used to copy one or more files from one location to another.
copy
Which copy command switch verifies that the new files are written correctly?
‘/v’
Which of the copy command switches suppresses the confirmation prompt displayed when Windows is about to overwrite the contents of an existing file?
‘/y’
Which of the Microsoft Windows command-line commands allow for copying multiple files or entire directory trees from one directory to another and for copying files across a network? [2]
‘xcopy’
‘robocopy’
Which of the following Command Prompt commands in Windows is used for listing a computer’s connections to shared resources?
‘net use’
Which of the MS Windows command-line commands lists the user accounts for the computer?
‘net user’
Which of the following commands in Windows can be used to display help information related to a specific command-line utility? [2]
’ help [command name] ‘
‘[command name] /?’
Used without any parameters, the help command in MS Windows displays a list of available system commands along with a brief description of each command.
true
The “Run as administrator” option in MS Windows available after right-clicking on the Command Prompt application icon allows for execution of shell commands reserved for a system administrator.
true
