ST5066CEM Skills

Development 2

PowerShell Practice
Questions - 2

2023.22.11

Submitted to : Mr. Arbind Sir

Submitted By: Sushan Bhadel

PowerShell Practice Questions - 2

1. List all running processes on your computer

using get-process.

Ans: To list all running processes on your computer

using get-process:

2. Narrow down the results of get-process to show

only processes with the name "explorer."
Ans: To narrow down the results of Get-Process to show only
processes with the name "explorer," you can use the -Name
parameter. Here's the PowerShell command:
 3. Change the current location to the root of the C
drive using set-location. Confirm the change.
Ans: To change the current location the command is:

To confirm the location we can use get-location

4. Use get-childitem to list the contents of the

current directory.
Ans: To list the contents of the current directory using Get-
ChildItem:

5. Create a new directory named

"PowerShellPractice" using a single command.
Ans: To create a new directory named “PowerShellPractice”
using a single
command through:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Name "PowerShellPractice"

 6. Copy the contents of one directory to another
using copy-item.
Ans: To copy the contents of one directory to another using
copy-item we can use the following command:

7. Display the contents of a text file using get-

content.
Ans: To display the contents of a text file using get-content the
command is:
get-content -path “your path”

8. Clear the console screen using clear-host.

Ans: It clear the all console.

 9. Remove a file using remove-item and confirm its
deletion.
Ans: To remove a file using remove-item command

We can see it successful removed.

10. Execute a ping to the loopback address

(127.0.0.1).
Ans: To ping to the loopback address(127.0.0.1) the command
will be: Test-Connection -ComputerName 127.0.0.1

11. Retrieve network configuration information

using ipconfig-all.
Ans: To retrieve network configuration information using
ipconfig-all:
 12. Explain the purpose of get-alias and
demonstrate its use.
Ans: The Get-Alias commad in PowerShell is used to retrieve
information about aliases. An alias is an alternate name or
nickname for a cmdlet, function, script, or executable file. Aliases
provide a way to create shorter, more convenient names for
commands.
13. List all services on your computer using get-
service.
Ans: Here are my computer all services:
 14. Filter services starting with the letters "a,"
"b," and "c" using get-service.
Ans: To filter service starting with the letters “a,” “b,” “c” using
command get-service:

15. Display detailed information about the

"wuauserv" service using get-help and get-
service.
Ans: To display information about the "wuauserv" service
using get-help and get-service.
 16. Access the detailed help for the get-service
command.
Ans: To access the detailed help for the get-service command is:
get-help get-service -detailed
17. List all available verbs in PowerShell using
get-verb.
Ans: Here is the list of all available verbs in poershell using
get-verb
 18. Explore examples for the get-service
command using get-help get-service -example.
Ans:
 19. Forcefully update the help content using
update-help -force.
Ans: Here is the result

20. Explore the full help content for get-service

using get-help get-service -full.
Ans: Here is the results:
 21. View the help content for a specific command
online using get-help -online.
Ans: Here is the result
 22. Display all aliases using get-alias. Pick one
alias and explain its purpose.
Ans: Here is the results:
The purpose of get-childitem:
This means that using the "ls" alias is equivalent to using the Get-
ChildItem cmdlet, which is commonly used to list the items in a
directory.
23. Filter aliases to show only those related to
services using get-alias *sv*.
Ans: Here is the results:

24. Use get-service -name a*,b*,c* to list services

with names starting with "a," "b," or "c."
Ans: Here is the results:
 25. Display services with display names starting
with "application" using get-service -displayname
application*.
Ans: To display services with display names starting with
"application" using get-service -displayname application*: