Powershell cmdlets

Question 1

What cmdlet lists all cmdlets and functions registered in the command shell

Answer 1

Get-Command

Question 2

What cmdlet identifies the effective execution policy for the current PowerShell session?

Answer 2

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Question 3

The ____ portion of a cmdlet name indicates what the cmdlet does.

Answer 3

Verb

Question 4

What cmdlet verb retrieves a resource, such as a file or a user?

Answer 4

Get

Question 5

What cmdlet verb changes the data associated with a resource, such as a file or user property?

Answer 5

Set

Question 6

What cmdlet verb creates a resource, such as a file or user?

Answer 6

New

Question 7

What cmdlet verb adds a resource to a container of multiple resources?

Answer 7

Add

Question 8

What cmdlet verb deletes a resource from a container of multiple resources?

Answer 8

Remove

Question 9

What is the difference between read and get?

Answer 9

Read verb retrieves information that a resource contains, such as a text file’s content, whereas the Get verb retrieves the actual file.

Question 11

____ names begin with a dash (-).

Answer 11

Parameter

Question 13

You can review a complete list of help topics by running

Answer 13

Get-Help about*

Question 14

_____ retrieves information about a command, or several commands, such as the name, category, version, and even the module that contains it.

Answer 14

Get-Command

Question 15

The _____ ______ is a central repository for Windows PowerShell–related content, including scripts and modules.

Answer 15

PowerShell Gallery

Question 16

_____ contains cmdlets for finding and installing modules, scripts, and commands from the online gallery.

Answer 16

PowerShellGet

Question 17

True or False:

Aliases typically support the parameters that the original commands use

Answer 17

False, aliases typically don’t support the parameters that the original commands use

Question 18

The double-square-bracket notation in the parameter value type designates what parameters.

Example: -ComputerName <string[]>

Question 19

What does this command do?

Get-Command -Noun alias*

Answer 19

This command searches for all cmdlets whose noun part starts with alias.