Windows Commands

Question 1

cd\

Answer 1

Takes you to the top of the tree

Question 2

cd [folder][subfolder]

Answer 2

takes you to the subfolder

Question 3

cd..

Answer 3

Takes you one folder up

Question 4

dir

Answer 4

Views file contents

Question 5

md or mkdir

Answer 5

Makes a new directory (folder)

Question 6

rd or rmdir

Answer 6

Removes a directory (folder)

Question 7

ipconfig

Answer 7

Displays TCP/IP network configuration values

Question 8

ipconfig /all

Answer 8

Shows information on the DNS and DHCP servers

Question 9

ipconfig /release

Answer 9

releases the assigned IP

Question 10

ipconfig /renew

Answer 10

requests a new IP Address

Question 11

ipconfig /flushdns

Answer 11

removes cached DNS records

Question 12

ipconfig /displaydns

Answer 12

shows the content of the DNS cache

Question 13

ping

Answer 13

view connectivity, reachability, and name; used to troubleshoot connectivity issues

Question 14

hostname

Answer 14

obtains the DNS (Domain Name System) name; can set the system’s hostname or NIS (Network Information System) domain name

Question 15

netstat

Answer 15

monitors connections; used to troubleshoot configuration issues

Question 16

nslookup

Answer 16

uses interactive or noninteractive mode to query internet domain name servers

Question 17

chkdsk

Answer 17

searches for UNUSABLE sectors of the storage device Will repair or recover data if necessary.

Question 18

net user

Answer 18

views, adds, removes, and changes the user accounts on the computer

Question 19

net use

Answer 19

connects and disconnects from a network resource; views the current connections to network resources

Question 20

tracert

Answer 20

A common scenario for using tracert is when there is a slow remote connection and you would like to find out which part of the path is problematic

Question 21

format

Answer 21

creates a root directory and file system on the disk

Question 22

copy

Answer 22

moves files only

Question 23

xcopy

Answer 23

multiple files or entire directories

Question 24

robocopy

Answer 24

copies files, directories and drives across network

Question 25

gpupdate

Answer 25

refreshes a local Group Policy and Active Directory group policy

Question 26

gpresult

Answer 26

displays the policy settings for a specified user

Question 27

shutdown

Answer 27

shuts down the computer

Question 28

sfc (system file checker)

Answer 28

scans protected SYSTEM files and replaces corrupted files with cached copies

Question 29

diskpart

Answer 29

manages a computer’s drive

Question 30

pathping

Answer 30

locates areas of network latency and network loss

Question 31

winver

Answer 31

displays the installed OS

Question 32

help

Answer 32

use this to know which commands are available during exam

Question 33

[command name] /?

Answer 33

lists syntax options that can be used with the [command name] used