Windows Command Line Interface 1.2

Question 1

change directory

Answer 1

cd

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

directory

Question 3

clear the screen to make it easier to read.

Answer 3

cls

Question 4

Prints out the contents of the file

Answer 4

type

Question 5

creates a directory / make directory

Answer 5

md

Question 6

rmdir

Answer 6

remove directory / deletes directory

Question 7

xcopy

Answer 7

Copies everything (files and directories)

Question 8

Robust File Copy for Windows
Newest type of copying utilities

Answer 8

robocopy

Question 9

DiskPart

Answer 9

Command line version of disk management

Question 10

listdisk

Answer 10

List all drives within DiskPart

Question 11

p: \fs:exFat

Answer 11

Format Command

Question 12

Repairs problems detected with drives

Answer 12

chkdsk

Question 13

chkdsk p:

Answer 13

Checks the drive to see what problems exist

Question 14

chkdsk p: /f

Answer 14

Fixes any file errors within the selected drive

Question 15

chkdsk p: /r

Answer 15

Fixes any file errors and attempts recovery of files

Question 16

/ ?

Answer 16

Gives a list of everything the command before it can do

Question 17

shutdown /s

Answer 17

Immediately shuts down

Question 18

shutdown /h

Answer 18

Hibernation

Question 19

shutdown /t

Answer 19

Timer before shutdown

Question 20

System File Checker

Answer 20

A manual interface for verifying system files and restoring them from the cache.

Question 21

System File Checker commands

Answer 21

sfc /verifyonly
sfc /scannow

Question 22

Windows Version pop up within the command line interface

Answer 22

winver

Question 23

Provides information about your own network connection.

Answer 23

ipconfig

Question 24

Verifies there is a good connectivity between the client and the remote destination.

Answer 24

ping

Question 25

Shows each and every stop along the way by using multiple pings all the way out and all the way back.

Answer 25

tracert

Question 26

renews lease on DHCP

Answer 26

ipconfig /renew

Question 27

ipconfig / release

Answer 27

Releases the ip address

Question 28

ipconfig /flushdns

Answer 28

flushes the DNS resolver cache

Question 29

Checks to make sure you can reach your default gateway

Answer 29

ping

Question 30

What is this command doing?

ping 8.8.8.8

Answer 30

Checking to see if our gateway can reach Google’s DNS servers.

Question 31

tracert facebook.com

Answer 31

This command maps each and every hop along the way.

Question 32

Gives a more accurate round-trip time.

Answer 32

pathping

Question 33

ping hostname

Answer 33

allows you to see the name configured in your computer in intranet.

Question 34

nslookup

Answer 34

Checks the domain name and returns the ip addresses

Question 35

nslookup -querty type =mx diontraining.com

Answer 35

checks to see if mail exchanger records can be verified.

Question 36

Really helpful for malware or threat hunting against bad actors.
Checks for open ports on a given client and looks for ports or connections on listening mode.

Answer 36

netstat

Question 37

netstat /a

Answer 37

All connections and listening ports

Question 38

netstat /b

Answer 38

Displays executable involved in creating each connection or listening port.
Useful for identifying malware opening ports.

Question 39

netstat /o

Answer 39

Displays the owning process ID associated with the port.

Question 40

netstat /n

Answer 40

Shows ip addresses when looking at ports at a given client.

Question 41

netstat /an

Answer 41

Combines two commands.
Shows all Ip addresses in all connections and their respective listening ports.

Question 42

Command that is useful for troubleshooting malware.

Answer 42

netstat /ano

Question 43

Command for a set of policies all users on a given system or across all systems on a given domain.

Answer 43

gpedit

Question 44

gpresult /r

Answer 44

Shows which policies are being applied to a specific system.
Works better in a domain environment as opposed to a local environment.

Question 45

lists all the user accounts for the system you are currently using

Answer 45

net user

Question 46

What does this command mean net use i: /delete ?

Answer 46

Deletes the network mapped shared drive ( :i )

Question 47

What does the command “shutdown /s” do on a Windows workstation?

Answer 47

Shutsdown the workstation

The shutdown command allows a user or administrator to shut down or restart local or remote computers, one at a time. Using the /r option will reboot the computer. Using the /s option will shut down the computer. Using the /l option will log off the current user. Using the /h option will enter sleep or hibernation mode.

Question 48

shutdown /l

Answer 48

Using the / l option will log off the current user.

Question 49

A Windows laptop is malfunctioning, and you believe that some system files are missing or corrupted. Which of the following commands should you use to verify this and, if needed, repair the files?

chkdsk
sfc
gpupdate
xcopy

Answer 49

sfc

System File Checker command is the utility in Windows that allows users to scan for and restore corrupted Windows system files from the command line.

Question 50

You are troubleshooting an issue with a Windows desktop and need to display the machine’s active TCP connections. Which of the following commands should you use?

net use
ipconfig
netstat
ping

Answer 50

netstat

Question 51

Network statistics

Answer 51

netstat