Powershell General Notes

Question 1

What is the powershell that is available cross-platform?

Answer 1

Powershell Core

Question 2

Cmdlets use a _ naming convention

Answer 2

Cmdlets use a Verb-Noun naming convention

Question 3

The _ identifies the action for the cmdlet to perform, and the _ identifies the resource on which the cmdlet will perform its action.

Answer 3

verb, noun

Question 4

What framework was powershell built on?

Answer 4

.NET Framework

Question 5

What are the two main PowerShell platforms?

Answer 5

Windows PowerShell
PowerShell (originally referred to as PowerShell Core)

Question 6

What Execution Policy is this :

Limits script execution on all signed scripts. This setting requires that all scripts are signed by a trusted publisher, including scripts that you write on the local computer. It prompts you before running scripts from publishers that you haven’t yet classified as trusted or untrusted. However, verifying the signature of a script doesn’t eliminate the possibility of that script being malicious. It simply provides an extra check that minimizes this possibility.

Answer 6

AllSigned

Question 7

What Execution Policy is this :

This is the default execution policy for Windows server computers. Scripts can run, but the policy requires a digital signature from a trusted publisher on scripts and configuration files that have been downloaded from the internet. This setting doesn’t require digital signatures on scripts that are written on the local computer.

Answer 7

RemoteSigned

Question 8

What Execution Policy is this :

This is the default execution policy for Windows client computers. It permits running individual commands, but it doesn’t allow scripts.

Answer 8

Restricted

Question 9

What Execution Policy is this :

This is the default execution policy for non-Windows computers, which you can’t change. It allows unsigned scripts to run. This policy warns the user before running scripts and configuration files that aren’t from the local intranet zone.

Answer 9

Unrestricted

Question 10

You want to start PowerShell 7 from the command line. Which command will you run?

Answer 10

pwsh.exe

Question 11

You want to start PowerShell 5.1 from the command line. Which command will you run?

Answer 11

powershell.exe

Question 12

_____ are groups of related PowerShell capabilities that are bundled together into a single unit.

Answer 12

Modules.

Modules help with organizing cmdlets into distributable units. Microsoft and other software companies provide modules as part of the management tools for their applications and service

Question 13

What powershell command that verifies the powershell install?

Answer 13

$PSVersionTable

Question 14

What powershell command shows the powershell version?

Answer 14

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion