CMSY 106 Chapter 2 Quiz
A Windows command syntax switch is expressed by using which character? / : \ -
/
Which of these characters gives you all possible switches for a Windows command? /P /H /? /S
/?
Which wildcard character replaces a single character in the command-line interface? % ~ ? +
?
Of the following, which best describes the function of the Windows gpresult command? Lists all recently updated group policies Lists all changes to a user's group policies since the last refresh Lists any and all conflicting group policies Lists the group policies applied to a user
Lists the group policies applied to a user
How do you run a command at the Windows command prompt with elevated or administrative privileges? The cmd command always runs with administrative privileges. Right-click a command-prompt shortcut and then select Run as PowerUser. Right-click a command-prompt shortcut and then select Run as administrator. Enter an elevated username and password at the command prompt
Right-click a command-prompt shortcut and then select Run as administrator.
Irene is reading a PowerShell script line by line to check for errors before it runs on the computer she's servicing. One line reads as follows: #Jumps to start What type of variable, condition, or command is this line? conditional comment string integer
comment
Which Windows command is functionally equivalent to the Linux ls command? command copy dir dd
dir
Which command pauses after displaying a screen's worth of directory contents? (Choose two.) dir /p dir p ls -p ls | more
dir /p ls | more
What is another name for a folder? System Directory Tree Program
directory
In older Windows versions, the filename was restricted to _______________ characters. six ten two eight
eight
What command, identical in both Windows and Linux, will tell you the name of a computer? whoami hosts | grep net name hostname
hostname
What Terminal command will display a workstation's IP address? wsgen ipconfig ifconfig iwconfig
ifconfig
What Linux command displays the current working directory? ls dir workdir pwd
ls
Which Linux command lists the contents of a directory? mv dir ls list
ls
Which of the following Linux commands will show detailed information about the contents of a folder? ls -h ls -e ls -l ls -k
ls -l
Which of the following commands will show you any line that has the string "fred" in it? ls -r | grep fred ls -a fred ls -r | less fred la -r fred
ls -r | grep fred
What Linux command describes the syntax and options of a specific command? man xcopy ls help
man
What can you type before a Terminal command to access help for that command? man /? help ?
man
Which command is used to create a new directory in Windows? mfolder md\ md newdir
md
Which of these is not a valid Microsoft Office file extension? .doc .pptx .docx .gif
.gif
In Windows, hard drive partitions usually start with the letter _______________. C: D: A: B:
C:
The part of a filename following the period (.) is called the _______________. Command Folder Extension Designation
Extension
In the Windows command-line syntax, a directory is referred to by which character(s)? .. \ / :
\
The file's ______________________ indicates what type of program uses the data by looking at the ________________________. extension; location privileges; association association; extension partition; extension
association; extension
Which command will allow you to go up a single directory level at a time? cd SPACE cd.. cd\ cd ENTER
cd..
Which Windows command always navigates the command-line interface back to the root directory? cd/ cd\.. cd\ cd..
cd\
What command do you type in the Search box to access the command-line interface in Windows? cmd msdos prompt c:
cmd
A text-based user interface, in which users type in instructions at a prompt, is also known as a _______________ interface. command-line graphical user mouse-enabled Windows-based
command-line
What Linux command is used to create a new directory? newdir mkdir dir make
mkdir
Which command can you use to determine an exact folder location or path in Terminal? pwd prompt dir path
pwd
Which of the following commands will delete all the files in a directory in Terminal? rm * rm all del * . * del all
rm *
The Windows xcopy command was superseded by the faster and more efficient __________________ command. rm copy robocopy dd
robocopy
On a Linux system it is considered bad manners to create files and folders in the ___________________ directory. root tree users home
root
Which of the following commands will shut down a Linux system immediately without restarting it? shutdown now shutdown -r now shutdown /r now shutdown -r -m
shutdown now
What Windows command can be used to copy entire directories, including sub-directories? xcmd xcomp xcopy xcompact
xcopy
In macOS and Linux, what is the shorthand character that represents a user's home directory? / \ ~ @
~