LO2: Operate Advanced Operating System Features

Table of Contents

1. LO2: Operate Advanced Operating System Features
2. PC Operating Systems
3. Upgrading an Operating System
4. Command Line Interface Functions and OS Utilities
   1. CLI
   2. Command-Line Functions and Utilities
   3. Example CLI Commands
   4. Activity on CMD
   5. DIR
   6. ATTRIB
   7. Using ATTRIB
   8. FORMAT
   9. File Systems
   10. IPCONFIG
   11. PING
   12. Command Line Quiz
5. Windows Utilities
6. Troubleshooting and Preventative Maintenance
7. Operating System Components
8. Fault Finding
9. Common Problems and Solutions
10. Summary

Command Line Interface Functions and OS Utilities

The section will look at the command line interface functions and operating system utilities with the emphasis on using these tools to optimise and aid in fault-finding and troubleshooting.

Common command line functions used to troubleshoot a computer include CMD, DIR, ATTRIB, FORMAT, IPCONFIG and PING

We will also look at Windows utility programs for two key areas:

• Disk management - examples of these are defrag and ntbackbup
• System Management - examples of these are msconfig, cmd, event viewer, system restore and remote desktop

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