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Term
The text-based, DOS-like interface is also known as the _____ interface.
 Definition
Command-Line
Term
In older Windows versions, the filename was restricted to _____ characters?
 Definition
8
Term
What seperates the filename and extension?
 Definition
Period
Term
Current versions of Windows allow filenames of up to _____ characters.
 Definition
255
Term
The ASCII standard defines _____ 8-bit characters.
 Definition
256
Term
What was the first universal file format?
 Definition
ASCII
Term
Windows uses a ____ to organize the contents in drives.
 Definition
Hierachical directory Tree
Term
What is another name for a directory?
 Definition
Folder
Term
The location of a file is called its ____.
 Definition
Path
Term
Which command always navigates the command-line interface back to the root directory?
 Definition
CD \
Term
Which command is used to create a new directory?
 Definition
MD
Term
Which command deletes a directory?
 Definition
RD
Term
Which attribute specifies that a file cannot be modified or deleted?
 Definition
Read Only
Term
Which attribute is used by backup software to identify files that have been changed since their last backup?
 Definition
Archive
Term
To add an attribute to a file, the attribute letter is preceded by a(n) ____ sign.
 Definition
plus sign (+)
Term
Which wildcard character replaces a single character in the command-line interface?
 Definition
?
Term
What command can be used to copy entire directories including subdirectories?
 Definition
XCOPY
Term
Which key in the command-line interface brings back the previous command, one letter at a time?
 Definition
F1
Term
In Windows XP, the ____ command displays or alters the encryption of directories on NTFS partitions.
 Definition
CIPHER
Term
The command-line interface can be accessed by using the _____ in Windows.
 Definition
Run Dialog Box
Term
The CIPHER command works on ____.
 Definition
Directories
Term
The command-line interface tells a user it’s ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called a ____.
 Definition
Prompt
Term
What is the code used to display characters?
 Definition
ASCII
Term
ASCII files are commonly known as ____ files.
 Definition
Test
Term
What command will not delete a directory if it contains files or subdirectories?
 Definition
RD
Term
What command in Windows XP displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions?
 Definition
COMPACT
Term
Hard drives are assigned starting with the letter ____.
 Definition
C
Term
A file not within a subfolder is said to be in the ____.
 Definition
Root Directory
Term
A folder inside another folder is called a ____.
 Definition
Subfolder
Term
All files have ____ attributes that determine the behavior of the file in special situations.
 Definition
4 special
Term
The standard COPY/MOVE commands can work on only one ____ at a time.
 Definition
Directory
Term
A character or message provided by an operating system or program to indicate that it is ready to accpet input.
 Definition
Prompt
Term
Command box in which users can enter the name of a particular prgram to run; an alternative to locating the icon in Windows.
 Definition
Run Dialog Box
Term
In windows 2000, XP, and Vista, type _____ or _____ and press the enter key to access the command line interface.
 Definition
CMD; COMMAND
Term
What is the command line interface called in 2000, XP, and Vista?
 Definition
Command Prompt
Term
Other than typing cmd in the search box or run dialog box, how else can you get to the command prompt?
 Definition
Start - Programs - Accessories
Term
What command do you enter to leave the command line interface?
 Definition
EXIT
Term
What pops up when you try to ender a command at the Windows Vista commapnt prompt that doesn’t have administrative rights?
 Definition
UAC
Term
How do you create an administrotor shortcut to the Windows Vista command prompt?
 Definition
Right-click on the desktop, select New | Shortcut, type CMD, click next. Type CMD to name the shortcut and click finish.
Term
The extension, coube be up to _____ characters long.
 Definition
3
Term
File-naming convention that specified a maximum of eight characters for a filename, follwoed by a 3-character file extension.
 Definition
8.3 Naming System
Term
Supported filenames of up to 255 characters with a 3 character extension used a trick called _____.
 Definition
Long Filenames (LFN)
Term
Windows systems using LFN retained _____ ______ by automatically creating two names for every file.
 Definition
Backwards Compatibility.
Term
What is the extension for Microsoft Word 2007 and Better?
 Definition
.DOCX
Term
What is the extension for Microsoft Power Point 2007 and Better?
 Definition
.PPTX
Term
What is the extension for WordPerfect?
 Definition
.WPD
Term
What are three file extensions for images?
 Definition
.jpg, .tif, .gif
Term
What is the extension for executable file?
 Definition
.exe
Term
What is the extension for a command?
 Definition
.com
Term
How information is encoded in a file. Two primary types are binary (pictures) and ASCII (text), but within those are many formats, such as MBP and GIF for pictures.
 Definition
File Format
Term
Industry-standard 8-bit charactrsused to define text characters, consisting of 96 upper and lowercase letters, plus 32 nonprinting control characters, each of which is numbered.
 Definition
ASCII
Term
_____ was the first universal file format.
 Definition
ASCII
Term
Which ASCII number represents a bell and a large dot?
 Definition
7
Term
Which ASCII number represents a TAB?
 Definition
9
Term
Which ASCII number represents ESCAPE?
 Definition
27
Term
16-bit code that covers every character of the most common languages, plus several thousand symbols.
 Definition
Unicode
Term
All files are put into groups Windows calls _____, although techs use the term directory.
 Definition
Folders
Term
Directory that contains all other directories.
 Definition
Root Directory
Term
To descibe the root directory, put a ______ after the C:.
 Definition
Backslash (\)
Term
The exact location of a file is called its _____.
 Definition
Path
Term
Device that filters and forwards traffic based on some ciriteria.
 Definition
Switch
Term
What is another name for a switch?
 Definition
Option
Term
The proper way to write a command-line command so that it functions and does what its supposed to do.
 Definition
Syntax
Term
If you want to find out the syntax and switches used by a particular command type the command followed by _____.
 Definition
Forward Slash - Question Mark (/?)
Term
Command used in the command-line interface to display the entire contents of the current working directory.
 Definition
DIR Command
Term
_____ is used more often than any other command at the command prompt.
 Definition
DIR
Term
Some commands reqiure _____ between your command and switches.
 Definition
Spaces
Term
Type DIR followed by _____ to pause the screen.
 Definition
/p
Term
What is the /W refered to as in the following command. DIR /W?
 Definition
Switch
Term
When you see a listing with _____ instead of DIR, you are looking at a hard drive partition that has been mounted as a folder.
 Definition
Junction
Term
You can type _____ for a list of commands you may type.
 Definition
HELP
Term
You can use the _____ command to change the focus of the command prompt to a different directory.
 Definition
CD or CHDIR
Term
How doyou switch between drives in the command prompt?
 Definition
Type the drive letter followed by a colon. D:
Term
_____ is geek speak for "Switch its focus".
 Definition
Point
Term
To make a directory, use the _____ command.
 Definition
MD or MKDIR
Term
To delete or remove a directory use the _____ command.
 Definition
RD or RMDIR
Term
To delete a directory as well as all files and subdirectores type the _____ command.
 Definition
RD /S
Term
When deleting, always follow the maxim "__________."
 Definition
Check twice delete once
Term
All files have four speacel values, or _____, that determinehow programs treat the file in special situations.
 Definition
Attributes
Term
Values in a file that determine the hidden, read-only, system, and archinve status of the file.
 Definition
Attributes
Term
What are the four file attributes that determine how programs treat a file?
 Definition
Hidden, Read-Only, System, and Archive
Term
The first attribute is the _____ attribute where the file is not displayed.
 Definition
Hidden
Term
The second attribute is _____ attribute which means it cannot be modified or deleted.
 Definition
Read Only
Term
The third attribute is the _____ attribute which means it can beused only for system files such as NTLDR and BOOT.INI.
 Definition
System
Term
The Fourth attribute is the _____ attribute which means that a file was used by backup software to idenfity files that bave been changed since their last backup
 Definition
Archive
Term
__________ is an external command line program you can use to inspect and change file attirbutes.
 Definition
ATTRIB.EXE
Term
The letter __ means read-only
 Definition
R
Term
The letter __ means Hidden.
 Definition
H
Term
The letter __ means system.
 Definition
S
Term
To delete an attribute,use a _____ sign.
 Definition
Minus (-)
Term
What is the command line to add the read only attribute to the test file.
 Definition
ATTRIB +R TEST.txt
Term
What is the command line to apply hidden, read-only, and system attributes to one file.
 Definition
ATTRIB + H +R +S TEST.txt
Term
Character used during a search to represent search criteria. Example *.doc
 Definition
Wildcard
Term
What is the two characters for a wildcard?
 Definition
* and ?
Term
What is the command to find only instances of the letter a?
 Definition
dir a*.*
Term
What is the command to rename a file?
 Definition
REN or RENAME
Term
What is the ocmmand to delete a file?
 Definition
DEL or ERASE
Term
What utility would you use to recover a delete file when it is erased in the command line?
 Definition
Norton's UNERASE
Term
How would you delete all files with the filename CONFIG in a directory?
 Definition
DEL CONFIG *.*
Term
_____ works like copy but has extra switches that give it the power to work with multiple directories.
 Definition
XCOPY
Term
From the command prompt type _____ to edit certain programs.
 Definition
EDIT
Term
_____ tells Windows were to look for a porgram (or batch file) if you run a program that is not in your current folder.
 Definition
Path =
Term
_____ bit is a variable that represents what is currently in the path.
 Definition
%PATH%
Term
In Windows 2000 and XP, you can edit the _____ file by using the Edit program.
 Definition
Boot.ini
Term
In Windows Vista, the _____ store contains boot configuration parenters and objects that control how the opserating system starts.
 Definition
BCD
Term
You can run the _____ utility from a command prompt with the switches /f and /r which scans, detects, and reparis hard drive and volume related issues and errors.
 Definition
CHKDSK
Term
To run successfully, CHKDSK needs direct acces to a dirve, in other words, the drive needs to be _____.
 Definition
Unlocked
Term
The Windows _____, scans, tetects, and restores important Windows system files, folders, and paths.
 Definition
SFC.exe
Term
To run SFC from a command prompt, enter _____.
 Definition
SFC/SCANNOW
Term
Pressing the ___ key brings back the previous command one letter at a time.
 Definition
F1
Term
Pressing the ___ key brings back the entire command at once.
 Definition
F3
Term
Folders and files may have _____ in their names.
 Definition
Spaces
Term
To rename files, you use the _____ or RENAME command.
 Definition
REN
Term
No spaces or other _____ are allowed in the filename or extension.
 Definition
Illegal Characters
Term
By typing DIR /?, you can get a list of all possible switches for the _____.
 Definition
Command
Term
The computer tells you it's ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called a _____.
 Definition
Prompt
Term
To _____ a program form the command line, change the prompt fucus to the folder where the program is located, type the name of the program and then press the enter key.
 Definition
Run
Term
All files have four special values, or _____, that determine how programs treat the file in special situations.
 Definition
Attributes
Term
The _____ enables you to format disks from the command line.
 Definition
Format Command
Term
The _____ standard defines 256 eight-bit characters. Including the letter of the alphabet, numbers, punctuation, etc.
 Definition
ASCII
Term
To get the prompt to point to another drive, just type the _____ letter and a colon.
 Definition
Drive
Term
The _____ part of the filename tells the computer the type or function of the file. Such as .EXE meaning executable.
 Definition
Extension
Term
When describing a drive, you use its ___________.
 Definition
Letter and a colon
Term
To delete a subdirectory, get to the directory that contains that subdirectory you want to delete, and then execute the _____ or RMDIR command.
 Definition
RD
Term
If a file has the _____ attribute, it is not displayed when you issue the DIR command.
 Definition
Hidden
Term
The _____ command shows you the contents of the directory where the prompt is focused.
 Definition
DIR
Term
The extension, which is optional, can be up to _____ characters long in true DOS.
 Definition
3
Term
In true DOS, the filename can be no longer than _____ characters.
 Definition
8
Term
To describe a root directory, put a _____ after the C:, as in C:\.
 Definition
Backslash (\)
Term
The _____ attribute is used only for system files such as NTLDR and BOOT.INI
 Definition
System
Term
The _____ command scans, detects, and repairs hard drive and volume related issues and errors.
 Definition
CHKDSK
Term
Any file not in a folder within the tree is said to be in the _____ directory.
 Definition
ROOT
Term
A _____ is one of the two special characters (* and ?) that you can use in place of all or part of the filename, often so that a command line command will act on more that one file at a time.
 Definition
Wildcard
Term
Basic _____ is a 16-bit code that covers every character for the most common languages plus a few thousand symbols.
 Definition
Unicode
Term
You can use the RD command followed by the / _____ to delete a directory as well as all files and subdirectories.
 Definition
S Switch
Term
The naming system fro DOS was known as the _____ naming system.
 Definition
Eight Dot Three
Term
You can call up a modifcation by using an extra letter or number, called a _____ or option.
 Definition
Switch
Term
All files are put into groups Windows calls _____. They are often called directories by techs.
 Definition
Folders
Term
To make a directory, us ethe _____ or MKDIR command.
 Definition
MD
Term
An easy way to access the command-line interface in Windows 2000/XP is by using the _____. Type in CMD or command and press the enter key.
 Definition
Run Dialog Box
Term
The / _____ attemps to fix volume related errors, while the /r switch attemps to locate and repair bad sectors.
 Definition
F
Term
To delete files, you can use the _____ or ERASE command.
 Definition
DEL
Term
The proper way to write a command is called its _____.
 Definition
Syntax
Term
The file with a _____ attribute cannot be modifed or deleted.
 Definition
Read Only
Term
The command prompt is always _____ on a specific folder.
 Definition
Focused
Term
_____ holds a link to the commd line interface under Programs | Accessories.
 Definition
Start Menu
Term
Each unique method of binary organization is called a file _____.
 Definition
Format
Term
_____ is an external command-line program you can use to inspect and chantge file attributes.
 Definition
ATTRIB.EXE
Term
The filename and extension are seperated by a period, or a _____.
 Definition
dot
Term
If you get completely lost, type _____ at the command prompt for a list of commands you may type.
 Definition
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