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A folder inside another folder is called a(n) ________.
Subfolder
What Windows command can be used to copy entire directories, including subdirectories?
xcopy
The command-line interface tells a user that it's ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called a(n) ________.
Prompt
Which of these is not a valid Microsoft Office file extension?
".gif"
Which command is used to create a new directory in Windows?
md
A text-based user interface, in which users type in instructions at a prompt, is also known as a ________ interface.
Command-line
What is another name for a folder?
Directory
The part of a filename following the period (.) is called the ________.
Extension
Which Windows command will power down a local or remote computer?
Shutdown
What Linux command is used to create a new directory?
mkdir
The exact location of a file is called its ________.
Path
In older Windows versions, the filename was restricted to ________ characters.
Eight
Which of these characters gives you all possible switches for a Windows command?
/?
Which key in the Windows command-line interface brings back the previous command, one letter at a time?
F1
Which symbol is called a pipe?
|
What Linux command displays the current working directory?
pwd
Which wildcard character replaces a single character in the command-line interface?
?
What switch to the Linux cp command allows it to copy multiple folders and files?
-R
On a Linux system it is considered bad manners to create files and folders in the ________ directory.
Root
In Windows, hard drive partitions are usually start with the letter ________.
C:
Which Windows command will copy encrypted files?
Robocopy
Windows uses a ________ to organize the contents in drives.
Hierarchical directory tree
In the Windows command-line syntax, a directory is referred to by which character(s)?
\ (Backslash if isn’t showing)
A file not within a subfolder is said to be in the ________.
Root directory
What separates a filename and its extension?
Period
The standard copy/move commands can work on only one ________ at a time.
Directory
Which command shows the contents of the current directory in Windows?
dir
Which Linux command lists the contents of a directory?
ls
A Windows command switch is expressed by using which character?
/
What Linux command describes the syntax and options of a specific command?
man
A common way to access the command-line interface in Windows is through the ________.
Start Menu
Which command will allow you to go up a single directory level at a time?
cd ..
