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Powershell Flashcards

1
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Describe PowerShell

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As an interactive command shell; Windows PowerShell serves as a direct administrator interface for managing Windows systems. As a scripting and administrative programming environment; Windows PowerShell provides a platform for automating systems.”

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What is interpretive programming language platform?

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A programming language whose programs are not directly executed by the host cpu but rather executed (or said to be interpreted) by a software known as an interpreter.

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How is Windows PowerShell different from other scripting languages such as VBScript and Perl?

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Windows PowerShell is not about text processing. It’s about object handling!

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What is one way that you can combine commands or cmdlets in Windows PowerShell?

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Using piplines

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How can you use the modularity of cmdlets to perform a specific task?

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What is required to run PowerShell?

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Windows PowerShell uses Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 as a foundation.

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How the new cmdlets and aliases are invoked?

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How the aliases are assigned?

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What relationship b/w .NET Framework and PowerShell?

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Windows PowerShell uses Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 as a foundation and is a scripting language for .NET object in the same way as VBScript is a scripting language for the COM.

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What are the benefits of having Windows PowerShell run on the .NET Framework?

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11
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What makes PowerShell easier to automate?

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Object orientation plus .NET features makes Windows PowerShell easy to automate.

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How can you take advantage of the object-oriented nature of Windows PowerShell?

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What other object-oriented framewords Windows operating system supports besides .NET?

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COM and WMI

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What other object-oriented framewords can be used by PowerShell?

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.NET - COM - WMI

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How can you combine .NET

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COM, and WMI objects to facilitate your tasks?,

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16
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How can PowerShell be extended?

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Providers - Cmdlets - Scripts - functions - aliases

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17
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What is a cmdlet?

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A commandlet (cmdlet) is a lightweight command used in the Windows PowerShell environment.

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How does Exchange Management Shell (EMS) improve Windows PowerShell capabilities?

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What needs to be set to allow scripts to be executed?

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set-executionpolicy remotesigned

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What version of .NET is installed on Windows 2008 server?

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.NET 3.0

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21
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Why does PowerShell doesn’t run on Server Core?

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.NET Framework doesn’t yet run on Server Core

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How PowerShell is installed on Windows 2008 server?

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Server Manager via Administrative Tools and select add Feature

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Difference b/w Core server and Windows 2008 server?

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24
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What is the path to Windows PowerShell executables?

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c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0

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25
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Is there a benefit to viewing the installation folder in Windows PowerShell?

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26
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What is the advantage of associating the .ps1 file extension with Notepad rather than Windows PowerShell?

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To avaoid unwanted programs to be executed upon opening the ps1 file.

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On which framework and runtime environment is Windows PowerShell based?

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What is the default installation path of Windows PowerShell?

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29
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What is the default execution policy security level in Windows PowerShell version 1.0?

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30
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What are three kinds of objects that Windows PowerShell can work with?

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31
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How can the objects in Active Directory be managed in a domain controller which is running Core Server

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using Windows PowerShell?,

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32
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Can the PowerShell scripts be used to manage Windows 2000 server or Windows 2000 Professional?

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33
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What is an object in PowerShell?

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Object in PowerShell have interfaces, methods and properties

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34
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Which Framework offers a richer set of examples in which the computer configuration is changed by manipulating objects?

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What does a method do?

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Act on the object

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36
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Objects have types and kinds

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TRUE

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What is an object class?

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An object class is the definition of the rules for an object: which properties are allowed. An object class is used as a template. All objects of the same class share similar traits, behaviors, and even some attribute values.

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38
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What are cmdlet?

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Microsoft provides about 130 building blocks that perform many basic administrative functions; these fundamental tools are called cmdlets.

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39
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Get a list of all cmdlet available

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Get-command

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40
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Display Help

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Get-Help

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41
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Cmdlets are named using a ———– naming convention?

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Verb-Noun

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42
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List all cmdlets with verb Add?

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Get-Command -Verb Add - Get-Command -Verb Add : Get : New : Remove : Set

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43
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Reterive cmdlets with a specific ver or noun respectively!

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Two other options for Get-Command are to use the Verb or Noun parameters to retrieve cmdlets with a specific verb or noun respectively.

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44
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Reterive a list of processes running

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Get-Process

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45
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List running process with process id 0 and 5

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Get-Process -id 0;5

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46
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List running process with a process name called spooler?

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Get-Process -name processname1; processname2; ….;processnamen

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47
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Get help on Get-Process help command

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Get-Help Get-process

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48
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Get detailed full help and Examples on Get-Process cmdlet

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Get-Help Get-process -[detailed] [full][examples]

49
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List common parameters

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Verbos - Debug - ErrorAction - ErrorVariable - OutVariable - OutBuffer

50
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List the common parameters that affect system configuration

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WhatIf - Confirm

51
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How does profile help?

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Profiles enables you to define aliases in advance

52
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Type the command to view (store) command history

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Get-History

53
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Type the command to rerun (invoke) a specific previous command

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Invoke-History

54
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Type the command to add items artificially to the history

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Add-History

55
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Define: binary module

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A Windows PowerShell module whose root module is a binary module file (.dll). A binary module may or may not include a module manifest

56
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Define: cmdlet

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A task-oriented command that is used in the Windows PowerShell environment.

57
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Define: common parameter

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A parameter that is added to all cmdlets and advanced functions by the Windows PowerShell engine

58
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Define: dot source

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to start a command by typing a dot and a space before the command. Commands that are dot sourced run in the current scope instead of in a new scope

59
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Define: dynamic module

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A module that exists only in memory. The Import-PSSession cmdlet creates dynamic modules

60
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Define: dynamic parameter

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A parameter that is added to a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, function, or script under certain conditions. Cmdlets, functions, providers, and scripts can add dynamic parameters.

61
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Define: formatting file

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A Windows PowerShell XML file that has the .format.ps1xml extension and that defines how Windows PowerShell displays an object based on its .NET Framework type.

62
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Define: global session state

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The session state that contains the data that is accessible to the user of a Windows PowerShell session

63
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Define: host

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The interface that the Windows PowerShell engine uses to communicate with the user

64
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Define: host application

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A program that loads the Windows PowerShell engine into its process and uses it to perform operations

65
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Define: input processing method

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A method that a cmdlet can use to process the records it receives as input. BeginProcessing, ProcessRecord, EndProcessing, StopProcessing method

66
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Define: manifest module

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A Windows PowerShell module that has a manifest and whose ModulesToProcess key is empty

67
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Define: module manifest

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A Windows PowerShell data file (.psd1) that describes the contents of a module and that controls how a module is processed

68
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Define: module session state

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The session state that contains the public and private data of a Windows PowerShell module

69
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Define: non-terminating error

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An error that does not stop Windows PowerShell from continuing to process the command

70
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Define: noun

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The word that follows the hyphen in a Windows PowerShell cmdlet name. The noun describes the resources upon which the cmdlet acts

71
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Define: parameter set

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A group of parameters that can be used in the same command to perform a specific action

72
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Define: pipe

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to send the results of the preceding command as input to the next command

73
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Define: pipeline

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A series of commands connected by pipeline operators

74
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Define: PSSession

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A type of Windows PowerShell session that is created, managed, and closed by the user

75
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Define: root module

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The module specified in the ModuleToProcess key in a module manifest

76
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Define: runspace

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the operating environment in which each command in a pipeline is executed

77
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Define: script block

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a collection of statements or expressions that can be used as a single unit. A script block can accept arguments and return values

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Define: script module

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A module whose root module is a script module file (.psm1). A script module may or may not include a module manifest

79
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Define: script module file

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A file that contains a Windows PowerShell script. The script defines the members that the script module exports. Script module files have the .psm1 file name extension

80
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Define: shell

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The command interpreter that is used to pass commands to the operating system

81
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Define: switch parameter

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A parameter that does not take an argument

82
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Define: terminating error

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An error that stops Windows PowerShell from processing the command

83
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Define: transaction

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An atomic unit of work. The work in a transaction must be completed as a whole; if any part of the transaction fails, the entire transaction fails

84
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Define: types file

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A Windows PowerShell XML file that has the .ps1xml extension and that extends the properties of Microsoft .NET Framework types in Windows PowerShell

85
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Define: verb

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The word that precedes the hyphen in a Windows PowerShell cmdlet name. The verb describes the action that the cmdlet performs

86
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Define: Windows PowerShell

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A command-line shell and task-based scripting technology that provides IT administrators comprehensive control and automation of system administration tasks

87
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Define: Windows PowerShell command

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The elements in a pipeline that cause an action to be carried out, either typed at the keyboard or invoked programmatically

88
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Define: Windows PowerShell data file

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Text file that has the .psd1 extension. PowerShell uses data files for various purposes such as storing module manifest data and storing translated strings for script internationalization

89
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Define: Windows PowerShell drive

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virtual drive that provides direct access to a data store. It can be defined by a Windows PowerShell provider or created at the command line

90
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Define: Windows PowerShell ISE

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application that enables you to run commands and to write, test, and debug scripts in a friendly, syntax-colored, Unicode-compliant environment

91
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Define: Windows PowerShell module

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self-contained reusable unit that allows you to partition, organize, and abstract your Windows PowerShell code

92
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Define: A PS module can contain:

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cmdlets, providers, functions, variables, and other types of resources that can be imported as a single unit

93
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Define: PowerShell provider

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.NET Framework-based program that makes the data in a specialized data store available in Windows PowerShell so that you can view and manage it

94
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Define: PowerShell snap-in

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resource that defines a set of cmdlets, providers, and Microsoft .NET Framework types that can be added to the Windows PowerShell environment

95
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: print working directory

96
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: who am i

97
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: make directory

98
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: change directory

99
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: list directory

100
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: remove directory

101
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: push directory

102
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: pop directory

103
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: copy a file or directory

104
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: robust copy

105
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: move a file or directory

106
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: page through a file

107
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: print the whole file

108
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: run a command on lots of files

109
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: find files

110
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: find things inside files

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select-string

111
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: read a manual page

112
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: find what man page is appropriate

113
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: print some arguments

114
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: export/set a new environment variable

115
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: exit the shell

116
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

117
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: change permission modifiers

118
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How would you do the following activity in Powershell: change ownership

Windows Server 2012 R2 (2 decks)

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