PowerShell for Automating Administration - CSV File Handling with PowerShell

PowerShell for Automating Administration - CSV File Handling with PowerShell

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Interactive Video

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Information Technology (IT), Architecture

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University

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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This video tutorial covers CSV file handling using PowerShell. It begins with an introduction to the CSV format and its advantages, followed by a discussion on why PowerShell is useful for handling CSV data. The tutorial then demonstrates how to read CSV files using PowerShell, manipulate the data by filtering and modifying it, and add or remove rows and columns. Finally, it explains how to export the modified data to a new CSV file.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main reasons for the popularity of CSV files?

They require special software to edit.

They are only compatible with Excel.

They are human-friendly and easy to understand.

They are difficult to read.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might PowerShell be necessary for handling CSV files?

CSV files are not compatible with any other software.

PowerShell can automate data formatting between different systems.

PowerShell is faster than Excel.

Excel cannot open CSV files.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which PowerShell cmdlet is used to read the content of a CSV file?

Export-CSV

Import-CSV

Get-Content

Set-Content

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of object does PowerShell use to store each record of a CSV file?

PS Custom Object

Integer

Boolean

String

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you filter records in PowerShell where a salary grade starts with 'A'?

Using a for loop

Using a conditional statement with a wildcard

Using a while loop

Using a switch statement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the 'ForEach-Object' cmdlet in PowerShell?

To export data

To iterate over each item in a collection

To delete data

To import data

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you add a new column to a CSV file in PowerShell?

By exporting the file and adding it manually

By using the Add-Column cmdlet

By using the Insert-Column cmdlet

By modifying each record with a new property

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