Windows Commands Flashcards

1
Q

cd/chdir

A

change directories

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2
Q

dir

A

view listing of files and folders/subdirectories in a directory

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3
Q

md/mkdir

A

make a directory

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4
Q

rd/rmdir

A

delete directory

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5
Q

cd

A

navigation within current drive

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6
Q

How to navigate to another drive?

A

Drive letter followed by semicolon (eg, x;)

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7
Q

ipconfig

A

basic connectivity information (IP address, subnet mask, default gateway)

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8
Q

ping

A

sends packet to specified address to verify network connectivity

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9
Q

hostname

A

pulls up identity of computer the command prompt is on

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10
Q

netstat

A

displays al listening and established connections on the host network

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11
Q

nslookup

A

verifies DNS addresses

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12
Q

chkdsk

A

view information about hard disk

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13
Q

net user

A

lists all local accounts on host system

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14
Q

net use

A

maps drive letters to network shares

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15
Q

tracert

A

shows path a packet takes on a network to arrive at a specified destination

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16
Q

format

A

removes data from disks and prepares for new use

17
Q

xcopy

A

copies folders and files

18
Q

copy

A

copies specified files

19
Q

robocopy

A

copies files while keeping permissions intact

20
Q

gpupdate

A

updates group policies

21
Q

gpresult

A

views values of the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) for a remote use and the users’ computer

22
Q

shutdown

A

scheduling shutdown or restart remotely or locally

23
Q

sfc

A

System File Checker, verifies and checks the version of the file system on the computer

24
Q

[command name]/?

A

provides help for a command

25
Q

diskpart

A

manages disks, partitions, and volumes

26
Q

pathping

A

combination of tracert and ping

27
Q

winver

A

opens GUI dialog containing Windows version information