1.3 Given a scenario, apply appropriate Microsoft command line tools Advanced Command LINE EXAMS 901 & 902 4.4 Given a scenario, troubleshoot wired and wireless networks with appropriate tools 1.3 Given a scenario, apply appropriate Microsoft command line tools 1.4 Given a scenario, use appropriate Microsoft operating system features and tools 2.1 Identify common features and functionality of the Mac OS and Linux operating systems

Operating System Commands There are many commands that can be entered at the command prompt that open a Windows based application You can often get to the same application from the start menu Its valuable to know the name of the command used to open these tools and what each tool does

Common os APPLICATION commands DESCRIPTION dxdiag DirectX Diagnostics Tool used to troubleshoot multimedia issues related to games or movies explorer Starts Windows Explorer used to view files on a system and is different then Internet Explorer mmc Microsoft Management Console opens a blank console but snap-ins can be added msconfig System Configuration tool used to configure the system, services, and startup applications msinfo32 System Information tool used to identify hardware, components, and software mstsc Opens a Remote Desktop Connection used to connect to a remote system services.msc Opens the service applet used to stop, start, enable, and disable services

Disk & networking commands Windows includes commands used to view, manipulate, and modify disks These commands are entered at the prompt and each has help available by entering the command with the /? switch There are several commands you can use to manipulate and troubleshoot a network ipconfig and ping are 2 of the most commonly used networking tools Other commands are valuable but you can often identify an issue by checking the configuration and then checking connectivity

chkdsk bootrec format diskpart defrag disk commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION chkdsk Checks and fixes disk errors bootrec Used to troubleshoot and repair startup issues format Formats a partition with a file system diskpart Tool used to manipulate hard disks and replaced the older fdisk tool defrag Defragments a volume for improved performance

ipconfig ping tracert nslookup net netstat nbtstat networking commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION ipconfig Displays IP configuration for network interfaces ping Checks connectivity with a device on a network tracert Checks connectivity between devices and shows the path through routers a data packet takes nslookup Displays network domain names and associated IP addresses net Used to control/monitor network devices and many sub commands are used with this command netstat Shows current inbound and outbound connections nbtstat Diplays statistics relevant to current connections on the local computer

ls grep cd shutdown pwd passwd mv LINUX commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION ls Lists directory contents grep Looks for specific text within files cd Used to change the current directory shutdown Brings a system down in a secure way pwd Prints the current directory name with the complete path starting from root passwd Changes passwords for user accounts mv Used to move or rename files

rm chmod chown LINUX commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION Used to delete files and directories chmod Used to change the permissions of a file or directory chown Used to change the owner and group of files, directories, and links

iwconfig ifconfig ps su Linux Commands iwconfig Used to configure a wireless network interface ifconfig Used to configure a network interface ps Used to view the processes running on the system su Used to switch from one account to another

Powerful text editor included with most Linux systems LINUX commands COMMAND DESCRIPTION sudo Allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user apt-get Used to install new packages, upgrade installed packages, and remove packages vi Powerful text editor included with most Linux systems dd dd is used for data duplicator and is mainly used for copying and converting data Linux Commands PM Video 13:30