Windows Commands

Question 1

cd

Answer 1

used to move into a different directory

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

used to display a list of directory and subdirectory files

Question 3

md

Answer 3

used to create new directories and subdirectories within the file system

Question 4

rmdir

Answer 4

used to delete or remove an empty directory or sub directory within the file system

Question 5

copy

Answer 5

used to copy one or more files

Question 6

xcopy

Answer 6

used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories. It provides more advanced options than the basic copy command, such as the ability to copy subdirectories and preserve file attributes like timestamps and permissions. Xcopy can also be used to synchronize directories and copy files in bulk.

Question 7

robocopy

Answer 7

used to copy files, directories, and subdirectories with support for longer files names and network paths. Newer version of xcopy.

Question 8

diskpart

Answer 8

used to manage the computer’s disk drives, partitions, volumes, and virtual hard disks

Question 9

format

Answer 9

used to delete the contents of the storage device and create a new file system structure on that drive

Question 10

chkdsk

Answer 10

used to scan the file system for file system metadata errors. /f - fix errors. /r - fix errors and recover bad sectors and recover files stored there.

Question 11

ipconfig

Answer 11

displays the current TCP/IP network configuration and refreshes DHCP and DNS settings. /release - gets rid of the lease. /renew - renews the lease
/diplaydns - displays dns resolver cache. /flushdns - clear contents of dns cache

Question 12

ping

Answer 12

used to verify IP level connectivity to another TCP/IP computer by sending ICMP packets using echo request messages to the destination and calculating the time it takes to receive a response

Question 13

tracert

Answer 13

used to determine the path by sending an ICMP packet to the first router with a TTL of 1 (which in ICMP, is the amount of routers the packet is allowed to pass through). The receiving router then decreases it by one and sends it back with a time exceeded message. tracert will record the latency and ip and then send the ICMP packet back to that router with a TTL of 2 to get to the next router and so on…

Question 14

pathping

Answer 14

more detailed tool that provides network latency and network loss information. combines the functionality of ping and tracert

Question 15

/?

Answer 15

A command-line switch that displays help information for a particular command. When used with a command, it provides detailed information about the command’s syntax, parameters, and options.

Question 16

cls

Answer 16

clear the screen of all previously executed commands and their output.

Question 17

type

Answer 17

display the contents of a text file on the command prompt.

Question 18

shutdown

Answer 18

shuts down the computer. /r - restart. /f - force close running applications. /fw - boot into firmware. /s - shutdown

Question 19

sfc

Answer 19

provides a manual interface for verifying system files and repair/restore them from the cache.

Question 20

systeminfo

Answer 20

displays operating system configuration info for a local or remote machine

Question 21

|more

Answer 21

displays info one page at a time

Question 22

nslookup

Answer 22

query the DNS. ‘nslookup’ - enter interactive mode.

Question 23

netstat

Answer 23

checks for open ports on a given client and looks for ports or connections on listening mode. “-a” flag displays all active connections and listening ports, the “-n” flag displays addresses and port numbers in numerical format, and the “-o” flag displays the process ID (PID) of the process that initiated the connection.

Question 24

gpedit

Answer 24

Group Policy Editor.

Question 25

gpupdate

Answer 25

refresh the local and/or remote Group Policy settings on a Windows computer.

Question 26

gpresult

Answer 26

shows the Group Policy settings that are currently in effect.

Question 27

net user

Answer 27

display information about the user accounts on a Windows computer.

Question 28

net use

Answer 28

connect to or disconnect from shared resources on a network, such as file shares or printer

Question 29

certutil

Answer 29

used to manage digital certificates and generate checksums. syntax to make a checksum of a file: certutil -hashfile {file_name} {hash method ex. md5}