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PowerShell is a command line interpreter program of Windows built on .NET framework which was developed in November 2006 by Microsoft for automating repetitive tasks like managing users, monitoring system logs and configuration management. Later in August 2016, Microsoft had made PowerShell open source by releasing the source code on GitHub, this version of PowerShell which got a new name of PowerShell core which runs on .NET Core.

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Question 1 of 30

1. Question
What is PowerShell ISE?
- Integrated Scripting Environment
- Interpreted Scripting Engine
- Inline Shell Entity
- Integrated Shell Environment
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Question 2 of 30

2. Question
The commands in PowerShell is called as __________ .
- statement set
- blocks
- cmdlets
- None of the above
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Question 3 of 30

3. Question
Which of the following are the execution policies in PowerShell?
- Unrestricted
- RemoteSigned
- Restricted
- All of the above
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Question 4 of 30

4. Question
Microsoft has a policy which stops the user to create scripts in PowerShell and is the default execution policy set in PowerShell
- RemoteSigned
- Restricted
- Unrestricted
- None of the above
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Question 5 of 30

5. Question
What command in PowerShell helps in displaying all the running processes?
- Get-Event
- Get-process
- Get-allService
- Write-Progress
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Question 6 of 30

6. Question
___________is the extension of a file created in PowerShell ISE.
- .ps
- .ps2
- .ps1
- Both a and c
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Question 7 of 30

7. Question
Which cmdlet is used to suspend the execution of a PowerShell script or command until a specified condition is met?
- Wait-Condition
- Pause-Script
- Suspend-Process
- Wait-Event
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Question 8 of 30

8. Question
In PowerShell, what is the purpose of the Get-Content cmdlet?
- To retrieve information about available modules
- To list running processes
- To display the content of text files
- To create new content
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Question 9 of 30

9. Question
In PowerShell, which cmdlet is used to schedule tasks to run executable files at specific times or intervals in local computer?
- Start-ScheduledTask
- Schedule-Task
- Set-ScheduledTask
- Register-ScheduledTask
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Question 10 of 30

10. Question
To get a list of all running services on a remote computer named “thinknyxServer” which option should you use with Get-Service?
- -Name thinknyxServer
- -StatusRunning thinknyxServer
- -ComputerName thinknyxServer
- -DisplayName thinknyxServer
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Question 11 of 30

11. Question
Which cmdlet is used to list all virtual machines in your AWS EC2 instance?
- Get-EC2Instance
- Get-VMInstance
- List-AWSVMs
- List-EC2Instances
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Question 12 of 30

12. Question
What PowerShell cmdlet is used to start a virtual machine in Azure?
- Start-VM
- Start-AzureVM
- Begin-VM
- Launch-AzureInstance
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Question 13 of 30

13. Question
What cmdlet is used to restart a virtual machine in AWS?
- Refresh-VM
- Reboot-EC2Server
- Start-Stop-VM
- Restart-EC2Instance
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Question 14 of 30

14. Question
What is the primary purpose of PowerShell?
- Web development
- System administration and automation
- Graphic design
- Database management
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Question 15 of 30

15. Question
In PowerShell, what cmdlet is used to create a new directory (folder)?
- New-Item -Type Directory
- Create-Directory
- Make-Folder
- New-Folder
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Question 16 of 30

16. Question
What is the purpose of the $PSDefaultParameterValues variable in PowerShell?
- Stores default parameter values for all cmdlets
- Specifies default parameter values for a specific cmdlet
- Defines default variable values for the session
- Configures default execution policies
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Question 17 of 30

17. Question
Which cmdlet is used to list all installed modules in PowerShell?
- Get-InstalledModule
- List-Modules
- Get-Module -ListAvailable
- Show-InstalledModules
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Question 18 of 30

18. Question
In PowerShell, what is the purpose of the $ErrorActionPreference variable?
- Sets the level of logging for errors
- Controls the behavior of the shell when an error occurs
- Specifies the default error action for specific cmdlets
- Defines the verbosity of error messages
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Question 19 of 30

19. Question
How can you pause the execution of a script or command in PowerShell?
- Break-Execution
- Pause-Script
- Suspend-Process
- Start-Sleep
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Question 20 of 30

20. Question
What is the purpose of the $_ variable in PowerShell?
- Represents the current script file
- Refers to the current object in the pipeline
- Denotes the script block scope
- Stands for the system environment
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Question 21 of 30

21. Question
Which approach would you use to enable an execution policy through PowerShell?
- Open the Control Panel, navigate to PowerShell settings, and modify the execution policy
- Start PowerShell, run it as an administrator, and use the Set-ExecutionPolicy command
- Edit the Windows Registry to change the execution policy for PowerShell
- Use the Windows Group Policy Editor to configure the execution policy
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Question 22 of 30

22. Question
What is the purpose of the RemoteSigned execution policy in PowerShell?
- Permits the execution of all scripts without any restrictions
- Restricts script execution entirely, even if they are signed by a trusted publisher
- Allows scripts to run, but requires them to be signed by a trusted publisher when downloaded from the internet
- Requires scripts to be signed by a trusted publisher but exempts those delivered from a remote location
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Question 23 of 30

23. Question
Which type of PowerShell brackets are used for specifying optional items?
- Parenthesis Brackets ()
- Braces Brackets {}
- Angle Brackets <>
- Square Brackets []
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Question 24 of 30

24. Question
Which statement is true regarding Write-Output and Write-Host in PowerShell?
- Write-Host writes the specified objects to the pipeline and for printing output to the console
- Write-Host writes customized output to a host whereas Write-Output writes the specified objects to the pipeline
- Write-Host is the recommended cmdlet for output in PowerShell scripts
- Write-Output and Write-Host are interchangeable and can be used in the same scenarios
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Question 25 of 30

25. Question
What is the primary purpose of using hash tables in PowerShell?
- To define array elements
- To store and retrieve key-value pairs
- To execute complex mathematical operations
- To create conditional statements
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Question 26 of 30

26. Question
How do you define an array in PowerShell?
- Using the Array keyword
- Using the List keyword
- Using the @() syntax
- Using the {}( ) syntax
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Question 27 of 30

27. Question
How can you assign a variable to store and display the current date and time in PowerShell?
- $currentTime = Get-Date
- $currentDateTime = Get-Now
- $dateAndTime = GetCurrentDateTime
- $timestamp = Show-DateNnn
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Question 28 of 30

28. Question
What are the types of format commands that can be used to format data in the output of PowerShell cmdlets?
- Format-Table
- Format-Wide
- Format-List
- All of the above
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Question 29 of 30

29. Question
_________ cmdlet is used to check windows features which are installed.
- List-Windowsfeature
- Installed-windowsfeature
- List-Windowsfeature
- Get-windowsfeature
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Question 30 of 30

30. Question
Which Powershell cmdlet is used to list all Powershell commands for a particular module?
- Get-command -listall
- Get-command -list <moduleName>
- Get-command -module <modulename>
- None of above
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