OS CMD Tools

Question 1

Partitions disks

Answer 1

diskpart

Question 2

Formatting a disk

Answer 2

format

Question 3

Check a disk

Answer 3

chkdsk /f (fixes logical errors on disk) /r (locates bad sectors, recovers information

Question 4

Make a Directory

Answer 4

md

Question 5

Change a Directory

Answer 5

cd

Question 6

Remove a directory

Answer 6

rd

Question 7

Directory listing

Answer 7

dir (list files and directories)

Question 8

Delete a file from a directory or disk

Answer 8

del names

Question 9

Duplicate Files

Answer 9

copy /v (verifies that new files are written correctly) /y (suppresses overwrite prompts)

Question 10

Extended copy

Answer 10

xcopy copies multiple files and dir trees source [destination]

Question 11

Create a robust copy

Answer 11

robocopy functionally replaces xcopy, designed to handle NTFS file sys details

Question 12

Task list

Answer 12

tasklist displays a list of currently running processes, local or remote device

Question 13

Kill a task

Answer 13

taskkill terminates tasks by process id (PID) or image name

Question 14

System File Checker

Answer 14

sfc /scannow - run the check, scan integrity of all protected system files

Question 15

Shutdown a computer

Answer 15

shutdown

Question 16

Remove files from a Windows cabinet file

Answer 16

expand -d (displays files in a cabinet) >expand -d , -f:filename - extract a file, >extract -f:filename

Question 17

Force a Group Policy update

Answer 17

gpupdate /target:{computer|user} /force

Question 18

Verify policy settings for a computer or user

Answer 18

gpresult /r

Question 19

Fixing the MBR

Answer 19

BOOTREC /FixMbr

Question 20

Fixing the Volume Boot Record

Answer 20

BOOTREC /FixBoot

Question 21

Rebuilding the Boot Configuration Data

Answer 21

BOOTREC /RebuildBcd