Chapter 15: Working in Command-Line

Question 1

Which is not a command-line environment?

Shell
CMD
Desktop
PowerShell

Answer 1

Desktop

Question 2

Which choice increases the permissions a command is run with?

• Precede the command with sudo
• Run bash shell in root mode
• Put sudo at the end of a command line
• Precede the command with man

Answer 2

Precede the command with sudo. Preceding a command with sudo runs the command with the permissions of another user.

Question 3

In both Linux and Windows, which command will change the working directory from one folder to another?

cmd

/

\

cd

Answer 3

cd. you can change the working directory in both Linux and Windows with the cd (change directory) command.

Question 4

Which command displays a list of files and directories in Windows?

Answer 4

dir is the windows command to list files and directories.

Question 5

Which command is a folder-management utility in the Linux command environment?

Answer 5

The “mkdir” command makes directories in Linux.

Question 6

Which switch should be added to the rmdir command in order to delete a directory and its subdirectories?

Answer 6

“rmdir -r” removes directories and subdirectories in Linux.

Question 7

Which is not a valid Linux or Windows command to erase files?

rm

del

mv

cp

Answer 7

cp is the Linux command to copy files.

del is the windows command to delete files.

rm is the Linux command to delete files.

mv is the Linux command to copy files then delete the originals

Question 8

Which command will delete all files with the extension .jpg but no other files?

del jpg.*
del jpg*
del *.jpg
del *jpg

Answer 8

del *.jpg deletes files with any name as long as the extension is exactly .jpg.

Question 9

Which command finds and fixes file table problems on a Windows computer?

Answer 9

chkdsk (also called error checking) finds and fixes problems with file tables.

Question 10

If sfc finds errors, what should a technician do?

Answer 10

Run dism. best practice if sfc finds errors is to run dism to repair critical Windows files.

Question 11

Which of these is a bit-by-bit copy command?

xcopy
dd
robocopy
cp

Answer 11

dd is a bit-by-bit command. The other commands are all file and directory copy commands

Question 12

Which command causes /dev/sdb to be overwritten with zeroes?

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb

dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/zero

dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb

dd if=/dev/sdb of=~/backup.img

Answer 12

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb is the standard method to overwrite the output file (of) with zeros.

Question 13

Which Windows command shows running processes and their PIDs?

Answer 13

tasklist is the windows command that shows active processes and PIDs.

taskkill kills active processes.

ps is the Linux command to show active processes.

gpresult shows active policies on a windows computer.

Question 14

Which apt-get option gets a list of the current version of all installed software?

Answer 14

apt-get update collects version information (and any avaliable updates) for all installed software.

Question 15

Which command has replaced apt-get?

Answer 15

apt-get has been replaced by apt (though apt-get still works).

Question 16

To take ownership of a Linux file, which command should you use?

Answer 16

chown changes a file’s owner (and the group).

Question 17

Which symbol in a Bash scripts indicates the rest of the line is a comment?

Answer 17

is the comment symbol in bash.

Question 18

What is the extension of a Visual Basic file?

Answer 18

.vbs Visual basic files have the .vbs extension.

Question 19

Which is not an interpreted language?

Answer 19

C is a compiled language.

Question 20

Interpreted Languages include ____________.

Answer 20

Javascipt, python, and visual basic

Question 21

CLI

Answer 21

Command Line Interface. Conceptually old, but as up to date as everything else. cmd in search bar will bring up command prompt

Question 22

Windows Power Shell

Answer 22

Alternative to command prompt

Question 23

Bash Shell

Answer 23

Linux version of command line interface

Question 24

CLI Command Windows:

“dir”

Answer 24

shows date and time file created, how big, and file name.

Question 25

CLI Command Windows: "dir /p"

Answer 25

Shows all files/folders one page at a time

Question 26

Switch (Command Line)

Answer 26

A switch in the command line refers to a modifier that will change how the command behaves.

Question 27

CLI Command Windows: "dir /?" or "help dir"

Answer 27

Shows helpful guide on what dir command can do as well as available switches.

Question 28

CLI Command Windows: "cls"

Answer 28

clear screen. removes all the text currently displayed in command prompt window.

Question 29

CLI Command Linux: "sudo"

Answer 29

Command that lets you perform commands as admin.

Question 30

CLI Command Linux: "sudo ls"

Answer 30

Linux version of dir in windows. shows date and time file created, how big, and file name.

Question 31

CLI Command Linux: "su"

Answer 31

Allows for a one-time admin login so you don't have to type sudo everytime. Best practice is to not do this and use sudo everytime.

Question 32

CLI Command Linux: "clear"

Answer 32

Linux equivalent of cls. clear screen. removes all the text currently displayed in command prompt window.

Question 33

CLI Command Linux: "ls -l"

Answer 33

shows more info on folders/files. permissions, date time, etc.

Question 34

CLI Command Linux: "Man" + command you're interested in

Answer 34

Pulls up quick guide for command

Question 35

CLI Command Windows: "cd \"

Answer 35

Move to root directory. dir shows core files for operating systems, crticial files. cd stands for change directory.

Question 36

CLI Command Windows: "cd \timmy"

Answer 36

moves you to the folder named timmy.

Question 37

CLI Command Windows: "."

Answer 37

Shows you what directory you're in.

Question 38

CLI Command Windows: ".."

Answer 38

Shows the folder above where you are.

Question 39

CLI Command Windows: "cd .."

Answer 39

Moves to the folder above where you are.

Question 40

CLI Command Windows: "cd \windows"

Answer 40

Move to windows folder

Question 41

CLI Command Windows: "cd \temp

Answer 41

Move into the temp folder.

Question 42

CLI Command Windows: "D:"

Answer 42

will move you to the D drive. Don't use cd to move between drives

Question 43

CLI Command Linux: "ls"

Answer 43

Shows folders directories

Question 44

Does capitalization matter when using Linux?

Answer 44

Yes, Linux allows you to name a file "Mike" "MikE" and so forth and have those files be different files.

Question 45

Does capitalization matter when using Windows?

Answer 45

Yes, Windows does not allow two files to exist in the same folder if they share a name regardless of capitalization.

Question 46

CLI Command Linux: "cd Desktop/"

Answer 46

Move to desktop

Question 47

CLI Command Linux: "cd ~"

Answer 47

Move to home directory

Question 48

CLI Command Linux: "cd /"

Answer 48

Puts you in the root directory.

Question 49

CLI Command Linux: "pwd"

Answer 49

Shows you what directory you are in.

Question 50

CLI Command Windows: "md mike"

Answer 50

Creates a new directory in your current directory and names it mike.

Question 51

CLI Command Windows: "rd mike"

Answer 51

Removes folder named mike. Cannot delete directories with "rd" command in windows unless it is empty.

Question 52

CLI Command Windows: "rd /s"

Answer 52

Delete directory and it's contents

Question 53

CLI Command Linux: "mkdir mike"

Answer 53

Makes a folder in current directory.

Question 54

CLI Command Linux: "rmdir mike/"

Answer 54

Removes mike folder

Question 55

CLI Command Linux: "del mike1.jpg"

Answer 55

delete the file named mike1.jpg

Question 56

Wild card

Answer 56

Allows you to substitute an exact file name with * to hit more than one file

Question 57

CLI Command Linux: "del *.txt"

Answer 57

Deletes all files with the extension ".txt"

Question 58

CLI Command Linux: "del *.*"

Answer 58

Will delete all files, will be prompted if you are sure you want to do this

Question 58

CLI Command Windows: "copy fred.txt K:"

Answer 58

Makes a copy of fred.txt and puts copy into k drive

Question 59

CLI Command Windows: "copy *.jpg K:"

Answer 59

Makes a copy of all .jpg files and puts them into k drive.

Question 60

CLI Command Linux: "rm mike1.odt"

Answer 60

Deletes file named mike1.odt

Question 61

CLI Command Linux: "cp"

Answer 61

Copies a file, folder

Question 62

CLI Command Linux: "mr"

Answer 62

Moves a file, folder

Question 63

CLI Command Linux: "cp m* Gather"

Answer 63

Make copy of all files starting with m and put copies in Gather folder

Question 64

CLI Command Windows: "format E: /fs:NTFS"

Answer 64

convert drive E from current file system to NTFS file system

Question 65

CLI Command Windows: "format E: /fs:NTFS /q"

Answer 65

Quick format drive E from current file system to NTFS file system

Question 66

CLI Command Windows: "chkdsk"

Answer 66

Check disk, looks at file table and skips over bad blocks and says you're good.

Question 67

CLI Command Windows: "chkdsk /f"

Answer 67

Check blocks and fix them if there are bad blocks

Question 68

SFC & DISM

Answer 68

System file checker (SFC) and deployment image servicing & management (DISM). Takes a look at your backup copies of critical system files and compares them to the working ones.

Question 69

CLI Command Windows: "sfc /scannow"

Answer 69

Looking at critical system files and comparing them to backups stored. will overwrite any it finds that are bad.

Question 70

CLI Command Windows: "sfc /verifyonly"

Answer 70

Looking at critical system files and comparing them to backups stored. does not overwrite files it finds that are bad.

Question 71

CLI Command Windows: "dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth"

Answer 71

Very long processes up to 20+ minutes. checks microsoft (/online) to compare your files to the ones from microsoft (/cleanup-image) and then replaces any bad files it finds with the source files from microsoft (/restorehealth). Always run sfc /scan before dism and then after dism run sfc /scan

Question 72

diskpart>

Answer 72

shows in the command line when you enter disk partitioning mode. Be very careful and know what you are doing. Can loose data in this mode.

Question 73

CLI Command Windows: "diskpart"

Answer 73

Command that changes your directory to "diskpart>" prompts you for orders and provides a list of orders.

Question 74

CLI Command Windows: "diskpart>select disk 1"

Answer 74

You're now modifying disk 1

Question 75

CLI Command Windows: "diskpart>create partition primary"

Answer 75

creates a primary partition on the selected disk.

Question 76

CLI Command Windows: "diskpart>select partition 1"

Answer 76

You are now modifying partition 1. adding "letter=X" will make the partition's drive letter X

Question 77

CLI Command Windows: "format FS=NTFS quick"

Answer 77

quick format partition to NTFS.

Question 78

CLI Command Windows: "xcopy"

Answer 78

used for copying files/directories. contains additional features to verify files as copy works.

Question 79

CLI Command Windows: "xcopy C:\backup K:"

Answer 79

Makes a copy of C:\backup and puts it in k drive.

Question 80

xcopy C:\backup K: /s

Answer 80

Makes a copy of C:\backup as well as any subdirectories and puts it in k drive.

Question 81

xcopy C:\backup K: /v

Answer 81

Makes a copy of C:\backup , verifies each copy as it is being copied, and puts it in K drive

Question 82

xcopy C:\backup K: /h

Answer 82

Makes a copy of C:\backup excluding any hidden files and puts it in k drive.

Question 83

CLI Command Windows: "robocopy"

Answer 83

identical to x copy, but has more verification & speed. It is all network aware meaning it can copy drives across a network as if it were any other drive.

Question 84

CLI Command Windows: "robocopy D:\vms server\vmbackup"

Answer 84

Copy D:\vms and put it into the \vmbackup folder on the server.

Question 85

CLI Command Linux: "dd"

Answer 85

bit-by-bit copier. best when copying entire partitions. have to know the partition name.

Question 86

CLI Command Linux: "dd if=dev/sda of=dev/sdb"

Answer 86

if -> input file/device sda->refers to the entire first disk of a system of->output file/disk sdb->refers to the second disk in a system The command creates an exact copy of /dev/sda on /dev/sdb

Question 87

CLI Command Linux: "dd if=dev/sda2 of=~/backup.img"

Answer 87

Takes everything in sda1 (first partition on the first disk in the system) and make a bit-by-bit image file of the data for back up.

Question 88

CLI Command Linux: "dd if=dev/zero of=dev/sdb"

Answer 88

zero in the source name will wipe destination partition to all 0s empty.

Question 89

CLI Command Windows: "icacls"

Answer 89

change NTFS permissions from command line.

Question 90

CLI Command Windows: "icacls timmy /grant Mike :F"

Answer 90

"timmy" - folder being modified "Mike" - User having their permissions changed "F" - level of permission. Change Mike's permissions to F for folder Timmy.

Question 91

CLI Command Linux: "chmod"

Answer 91

Linux change folder permissions. 7 refers to read write and execute permission. read has a value of 4. write has a value of 2. execute has a value of 1.

Question 92

CLI Command Linux: "chmod 777 fred"

Answer 92

gives user/group/other full permissions to fred file.

Question 93

CLI Command Linux: "chmod 664 fred"

Answer 93

Gives user/group read and write permissions. Gives other only read permissions.

Question 94

CLI Command Linux: "chown"

Answer 94

Change owner of designated file.

Question 95

CLI Command Linux: "sudo chown timmy fred"

Answer 95

give ownership of file named fred to user timmy

Question 96

CLI Command Linux: "sudo passwd"

Answer 96

Change your password. Prompted to enter new password

Question 97

CLI Command Windows: "shutdown"

Answer 97

shuts down PC from command line.

Question 98

CLI Command Windows: "shutdown /s"

Answer 98

begins shutdown process immediately.

Question 99

CLI Command Windows: "shutdown /r"

Answer 99

Restarts the computer.

Question 100

CLI Command Windows: "tasklist"

Answer 100

shows all processes running on a system

Question 101

CLI Command Windows: "taskkill"

Answer 101

will stop the named process

Question 102

CLI Command Windows: "taskkill /PID 2704"

Answer 102

kill the process with process ID 2704.

Question 103

CLI Command Windows: "gpupdate"

Answer 103

ask domain controller if any group policies have changed.

Question 104

CLI Command Windows: "gpresult /r"

Answer 104

shows results of gpupdate. "applied group policy objects" <- look for this in output.

Question 105

su

Answer 105

Linux acronym for super user/switch user/ substitute user

Question 106

CLI Command Linux: "su"

Answer 106

Command is used to switch to different user account and stay in the same shell session.

Question 107

John$

Answer 107

John is a standard/non-root user. This is denoted by his "$" next to his username

Question 108

Penny#

Answer 108

Penny is a super/root user. This is denoted by her "#" next to her name.

Question 109

CLI Command Linux: "sudo su"

Answer 109

Switches user level to that of a root or super user.

Question 110

CLI Command Linux: "sudo su John"

Answer 110

Switches to the John user account.

Question 111

CLI Command Linux: "cp fileA fileD"

Answer 111

copy file A to make file D

Question 112

CLI Command Linux: "mv fileA /home/"

Answer 112

move fileA to the home directory

Question 113

CLI Command Linux: "rm fileA"

Answer 113

remove or delete fileA

Question 114

CLI Command Linux: "ls"

Answer 114

lists contents of current directory

Question 115

CLI Command Linux: chmod "-" modifier function, "+" modifier function. "=" modifier function

Answer 115

chmod (change mode) modifies set permission on file or directory. - will remove permissions. + will add permissions. = will change permission to whatever is specified.

Question 116

CLI Command Linux: "chmod u=rw file*"

Answer 116

change user permissions on every file in current directory to read and write only.

Question 117

grep

Answer 117

Group Regular Expression Print, searches for things

Question 118

CLI Command Linux: "grep tetsom /etc/passwd"

Answer 118

will search for the string tetsom in the /etc/passwd file and print any matching lines.

Question 119

CLI Command Linux: "find"

Answer 119

Searches for things. Locate files & other objects. can find files containing values

Question 120

CLI Command Linux: "sudo find ../ -name "brant" "

Answer 120

-name option tells the find command that we are looking for a file name, and the "/" tells the find command that we want to start at the root. file name searching for is brant

Question 121

CLI Command Linux: "find /usr -type f -name "mike*" "

Answer 121

find – Searches for files and directories in a directory hierarchy. /usr – The starting directory for the search. -type f – Restricts results to regular files (not directories, symlinks, etc.). -name "mike*" – Matches file names starting with mike (case-sensitive). The * is a wildcard meaning “zero or more characters.”

Question 122

CLI Command Linux: "fsck"

Answer 122

file system consistency check. checks and repairs errors in the file system. Used when there is a boot failure or corrupt file.

Question 123

CLI Command Linux: "fsck -n"

Answer 123

check file system without unmounting the file system

Question 124

CLI Command Linux: "unmount"

Answer 124

if you want to unmount file system.

Question 125

CLI Command Linux: "sudo unmount /dev/sda"

Answer 125

Unmount the device associate with dev/sda

Question 126

CLI Command Linux: "sudo mount /dev/sdb1/ mnt/media"

Answer 126

"mount /dev/sdb1/" - mount the file system associated with sdb1 "mnt/medi" - the location you want to be after mounting.

Question 127

Linux: Packages

Answer 127

packages are a collection of related commands, configuration files, and information about any dependencies needed to use its contents

Question 128

Linux: Package management

Answer 128

Package managemet is the process of installing, updating, and removing software packages

Question 129

Linux: Debian based systems

Answer 129

Caly Linux / unbuntu

Question 130

Linux: apt

Answer 130

Advanced package tool -> used by debian based systems such as caly linux and unbuntu

Question 131

Red Hat Package Management Tools

Answer 131

Red hat uses yum (yellowdog updater modified) & dnf (dandified YUM)

Question 132

Linux: Dependency

Answer 132

When one piece of software requires other pieces of software

Question 133

CLI Command Linux: "apt update"

Answer 133

builds a list of package updates available in Linux repositories

Question 134

CLI Command Linux: "apt upgrade"

Answer 134

applies revisions and fixes to installed packages

Question 135

CLI Command Linux: "apt list"

Answer 135

shows the available/installed, and upgradable packages on system

Question 136

CLI Command Linux: "apt show"

Answer 136

gives you details about package dependencies, size, and more

Question 137

CLI Command Linux: "apt remove"

Answer 137

remove package from a linux system. need package name

Question 138

CLI Command Linux: "dnf update"

Answer 138

installs any available package updates

Question 139

CLI Command Linux: "dnf install"

Answer 139

followed by package name installs the named package

Question 140

CLI Command Linux: "dnf remove"

Answer 140

remove unused or unnecessary packages

Question 141

CLI Command Linux: "dnf list"

Answer 141

list all installed packages and those avalibale

Question 142

CLI Command Linux: "ip command"

Answer 142

provides detailed information on the local and wide area network

Question 143

CLI Command Linux: "ping command"

Answer 143

packet internet grouper - test reachability of domain name or IP address.

Question 144

Linux: curl

Answer 144

client url. transfer data or files from a server using Ftp or Https

Question 145

Linux: dig

Answer 145

domain information grouper - displays DNS records for a domain.

Question 146

Linux: trace route

Answer 146

shows routers, hops, and transmission time between target and your local host

Question 147

Linux: mtr

Answer 147

my trace route - displays real time network performance

Question 148

Information commands

Answer 148

display information about linux systems

Question 149

Linux: uname

Answer 149

unit name -> shows information about Linux OS and hardware including the kernal name version and architecture

Question 150

Linux: uname -a

Answer 150

gives you an overview of system information.

Question 151

Linux: lscpu

Answer 151

shows detailed information about cpu. model, core, threads, vendor, and cache size.

Question 152

Linux: ps

Answer 152

processor status -> shows active processes, process ID, terminal, CPU Time, more.

Question 153

Linux: ps -a

Answer 153

shows processes associated with the terminal

Question 154

Linux: top

Answer 154

Table of processes - shows you a real time view of running/sleeping/stored processes

Question 155

Linux: df

Answer 155

Disk Free - shows you avaliable storage on file system

Question 156

Linux: du

Answer 156

Disk usage - reports amount of disk space being used by files/directories.

Question 157

Linux: man [specify command]

Answer 157

lets you asses details about commands and utilities

Question 158

Linux: Nano

Answer 158

user friendly text editor. Creating, editing, configs and scripts. cntrl + o - save. cntrl + x - exit

Question 159

Linux: cab

Answer 159

concatenated. shows contents of a file or directory

Question 160

Linux: /etc directory

Answer 160

stores system config files necessary to OS function

Question 161

Linux: systemd

Answer 161

set of components that manage administration of Linux os

Question 162

Linux: systemd -> PID:1

Answer 162

first program to start when linux boots, managaes all processes.

Question 163

Linux: Journald

Answer 163

manages system event logging

Question 164

Linux: logind

Answer 164

manages user logins

Question 165

Linux: netowrkd

Answer 165

manages network capabilities

Question 166

Linux: timedatectl

Answer 166

manages system date and time functions

Question 167

Linux: hostname ctl

Answer 167

manages the system host name

Question 168

Linux: locald

Answer 168

manages local settings

Question 169

Linux: machined

Answer 169

tracks containers and virtual machines

Question 170

Linux: Linux Kernel

Answer 170

platform which programs, scripts, and sources run. consists of five systems.

Question 171

Linux: Five systems belonging to Linux Kernel

Answer 171

Process scheduler, memory management unit, virtual file system, networking unit, inter-process communication unit.

Question 172

Linux: Bootloader

Answer 172

software or firmware that loads linux into memory.

Question 173

GNU GRUB

Answer 173

Grand unified boot loader. most common boot loader found in Linux systems

Question 174

Linux: Root account

Answer 174

highest privilege user. can do almost anything. User ID 0

Question 175

Scripting

Answer 175

using commands to automate an otherwise tedious process.

Question 176

batch file

Answer 176

a text file composed in a text editor, notepad. type in series of commands as if you were inputting commands to command line. uses ".bat" extension

Question 177

"set" command

Answer 177

shows you environment variables

Question 178

Environment variables

Answer 178

certain phrases that point to certain things or places that work for anything on operating system.

Question 179

powershells

Answer 179

uses similar commands to command prompt, but uses more powerful features. uses ".ps1" extension.

Question 180

cmdlet

Answer 180

commands used by powershell to access features

Question 181

ISE

Answer 181

Integrated Scripting Environment - color codes script as you write it to notify of errors, in powershell

Question 182

Bash shell

Answer 182

Linux version of powershell. uses extension ".sh"

Question 183

Bash Shell: "#"

Answer 183

Anything following the # is considered a message and won't be seen as active script.

Question 184

Bash Shell: Echo

Answer 184

Tells the Bash Shell to put something on the screen.

Question 185

Interpreted languages

Answer 185

refers to coding languages that can be used across multiple OS as long as the OS has an interpreter

Question 186

.exe extension

Answer 186

used for executable files.

Question 187

Executable Files

Answer 187

preset list of commands designed to talk to windows and CPU.

Question 188

Compiled code

Answer 188

converting source code from text file into an .exe file. Programmers write source code and put that code into a compiler and get .exe files.

Question 189

Interpretive programming lanugages

Answer 189

Visual Basic (.vbs), Python (.py) and java script (.js)

Question 190

Interpreter

Answer 190

Exists in all operating systems. feed visual basic, python, or java script code into an interpreter and it can spit out the appropriate .exe for OS.

Question 191

.vbs

Answer 191

Extension for visual basic. Pretty specific to windows. Uses "." to add comments

Question 192

DIM

Answer 192

variables, values that can change based on how we manipulate them.

Question 193

.py

Answer 193

Extension for Python. know for being easy to read/make variables. Linux.

Question 194

Web application

Answer 194

where you are going when you visit a website in browser

Question 195

.js

Answer 195

Extension for java script. The tool house when writing client side sites.

Question 196

Client-Side Application

Answer 196

web server sends code to individual web browser and run the code on the client.

Question 197

Server-Side Application

Answer 197

server runs program, generates static http page, and sends it to the user.

Question 198

.bat

Answer 198

Extension for batch files. text file with sequence of operating system CLI commands.

Question 199

.ps1

Answer 199

Extension for powershell. Sequence of powershell scripting language statements. can automate routine system administration tasks, perform configuration, manage system resources, and more.

Question 200

Visual Basic

Answer 200

uses the .vbs extension. automate and manage windows systems. retires in 2027.

Question 201

Bash Shell Script

Answer 201

uses the extension .sh - series of commands. read and execute serially by bash shell permeameters

Question 202

Java Script

Answer 202

uses the extension .js - scripting language that is used to create features on webpage

Question 203

Python Script

Answer 203

uses the extension .py - scripting language used for web development, data science, machine learning, automation, and software development. interpreted line by line.

Question 204

Script uses: basic automation

Answer 204

perform repetitive task without human interaction.

Question 205

Script uses: Restarting a machine

Answer 205

a script can calculate whether a machine needs to be shut down or restarted based on time of last restart.

Question 206

Script uses: Storage utilization

Answer 206

task scheduling, data extraction and storage

Question 207

Script uses: Remapping Network Drives

Answer 207

You can use netuse command in a script to connect a windows PC to a shared resource, assign a drive letter, and map a path name

Question 208

Script uses: Installation of Applications

Answer 208

script can install multiple applications

Question 208

Script uses: Installation of Applications (download)

Answer 208

Download installers for the applications you want to install. List them in script to install on after another.

Question 209

Script uses: Automated Backups

Answer 209

can script backup generation with criteria not available in traditional back up resources

Question 209

Script uses: Installation of Applications (Reiterate)

Answer 209

List applications that need to be installed then reiterate command for each application in script.

Question 210

Script uses: Initiate Updates

Answer 210

A script can schedule & automate installation/update processes across network on multiple machines

Question 211

Script uses: Gather information or Data

Answer 211

A script can consolidate commands to gather information on a machine.

Question 212

Downside of Scripts: Security Risks

Answer 212

Some scripts can be compromised.

Question 213

Downside of Scripts: Limited portability

Answer 213

Scripts might not work on different OS or even different versions of same OS

Question 214

Downside of Scripts: complexity

Answer 214

As a script evolves and grows it becomes harder to perform maintenance on.

Question 215

Downside of Scripts: Unintended Results

Answer 215

Unintended changes in OS settings, data, or installation of programs you didn't intend to install.