1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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
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