The Windows Command Line Interface

The ______________ tells you it’s ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called a(n) _____.

• command-line interface/prompt
• command prompt/code

Extra text you type after a command to modify its operation is called a(n) _______.

• router
• switch
• prompt

The copy command is to move in Windows as cp is to __ in Linux.

• cv
• mv

The terminal __ command enables you to delete a file.

• rm
• dv

Your system knows what program is associated with a particular file by that file’s _______.

• permission
• extension

The ______ command enables you to restart a computer remotely from the command line.

• shutdown
• restart

Type su or sudo before a Terminal command to get root privileges.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The asterisk is a special character called a(n) ________ that you can use in place of part of a filename when executing a command-line command.

• smartcard
• holdcard
• wildcard
• placecard

The __ command is used by Linux systems to copy entire block volumes.

• md
• dd
• cd

The ______ command is used in Mac OS X to change a password.

• reset
• passwd