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145 Cards in this Set
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Windows:
GINA |
Graphical identification and authentication
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Windows:
GUI |
Graphical user interface
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Windows:
Computer Management |
Start 》run 》compmgmt.msc
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Windows:
Event viewer |
Used to view and config logs
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Windows:
Device manager |
Hardware an7d driver configuration
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Windows:
Local users and Group |
Manage user and group accounts on local machine
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Windows:
Performance Logs and Alerts: |
Monitor system resource utilization
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Windows:
System Information |
(2k only) wealth of information concerning computer configuration, software, and hardware resources
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Absolute Path
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path that contains the root directory and all sub directories that contain a file or directory (also file path or full path)
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Relative Path
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portion of full path relative to current directory
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Windows:
Environment variable |
default locations used by system to look for programs. e.g. paint calc etc
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Windows:
cmd to edit environment variable |
Path = (variables)
Path = %Path%; (new variables) |
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Windows:
System root folders for Win2k, XP, Win7 Server 2k, Server 2k3, Server 2k8 |
2k >> WINNT
Newer >> WINDOWS |
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Windows:
Variable for system root |
%SystemRoot%
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Windows:
File Attribute >> A |
Used so backup programs know which files to backup
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Windows:
File Attribute >> R |
Protects file from overwrite or modify
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Windows:
File Attribute >> H |
Hidden from common user
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Windows:
File Attribute >> S |
System file, generally protected from common user
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Windows:
File Attribute >> C |
Compressed File (NTFS)
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Windows:
File Attribute >> E |
Encrypted File (NTFS)
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Windows:
Built-in Accounts |
Administrator & Guest (best practice, rename admin and disable guest for security)
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Windows:
Local users |
account authenticated by local machine. credentials maintained by security accounts manager.
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Windows:
Domain users |
account authenticated by domain controller. credentials maintained by active directory.
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Authentication
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mechanism by which a system may securely identify a user
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Authorization
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mechanism by which a system determines the level of access a user has
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File system
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method of organizing and retrieving files and directories from a storage medium
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Windows:
NTFS |
New technology file system - adds capability of assigning File and Directory permissions.
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Windows:
Permissions Default |
2k and older defaults full control
xp and newer defaults read access |
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Windows:
TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
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Windows:
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Control Protocol - tcp/ip configuration settings
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Windows:
DNS |
Domain Name System - IP to name transaslation
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Windows:
Default gateway |
layer 3 device used to access other networks, usually a router
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Windows:
display date |
DATE [/T | date]
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Windows:
clear screen |
CLS
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Windows:
display time |
TIME [/T | time]
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Windows:
display version |
VER
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Windows:
exit cmd prompt |
EXIT
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Windows:
set cmd prompt title |
TITLE [string]
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Windows:
display directory listing |
DIR
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Windows:
directory listing with attributes, list attributes |
DIR /a:DHSRA
D directory, H hidden, S system, R read-only, A Archive |
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Windows:
directory listing w/o heading |
DIR /b
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Windows:
directory listing specified directory |
DIR /s
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Windows:
directory listing with timefield and used for shorting |
DIR /t:CAW
C creation A Last Access W Last Written |
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Windows:
Change directory |
CD
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Windows:
create directory |
MD [drive:]path
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Windows:
copies one or more files |
COPY [source] [destination]
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Windows:
copy ASCII text file |
COPY /a
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Windows:
copy binary file |
COPY /b
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Windows:
copy files and directory tree |
XCOPY
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Windows:
copy file/directory except empty |
XCOPY /s
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Windows:
copy file/directory include empty |
XCOPY /e
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Windows;
Move |
MOVE [drive:] [path]
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Windows:
remove directory |
RD or RMDIR
/S dir tree /Q quite mode, no confirmation |
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Windows:
delete file(s) |
DEL
/F force delete of read only |
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Windows:
display folders in tree structure |
TREE [drive:] [path]
/f file names /a ASCII format |
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Windows:
display contents of file(s) |
TYPE
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Windows:
searches for text string in file(s) |
FIND
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Windows:
display/modify access control lists |
CACLS
/E edit ACL instead of replace /G user:perm R Read, W Write, C Change, F Full |
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Windows:
display or change file attributes |
ATTRIB
+/- to add or remove specific attributes RASH, read-only, archive, system, hidden |
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Windows:
display adapter and connection settings |
ipconfig
/all /release /renew |
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Windows:
send packets to another device |
PING
/t send until user stops |
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Unix:
Multi-user |
More than one user can use the machine at a time supported via terminals
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Unix:
Multi-tasking |
More than one program can run at a time
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Unix:
Portability |
Supports many different hardware platforms, intel desktops, Sparc workstations, IBM mainframes
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Unix;
Kernel |
Workhorse - schedules tasks, manages data/file access and storage, enforces security mechanisms, and performs all hardware access
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Unix:
Shell |
Presents each user with a prompt, executes commands, and supports custom environment for each user
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Unix:
List Shells |
Bourne - sh
Korn - ksh C - csh Bourne Again - bash |
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Unix:
root directory |
/
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Unix:
root users home directory |
/root
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Unix:
directory kernel image is located |
/boot
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Unix:
directory with system config files |
/etc
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Unix:
User home directories |
Unix: /export/home
linux: /home |
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Unix:
General purpose mount point |
/mnt
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Unix:
view of internal kernel data |
/proc
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Unix:
kernel's view of the hardware |
/sys
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Unix:
directory with special device files |
/dev
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Unix:
executable (program) directory |
/bin
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Unix:
system executable directory |
/sbin
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Unix:
libraries directory |
/lib
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Unix:
temporary files directory |
/tmp
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Unix:
redirect command output to file |
> output to file (overwrite)
>> output to file (append) |
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Unix:
command to display manual |
MAN [command]
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Unix:
print system information |
uname
-a print all information |
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Unix:
display current location |
pwd
present working directory |
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Unix:
list directory in tree format |
tree
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Unix:
list contents of directory |
ls
-l long lsit -i inode number (HD location) -s total number system block -a all files (including invisible) |
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Unix:
make link between files or directories |
ln
-s symbolic link |
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Unix:
change directory |
cd
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Unix:
create a directory |
mkdir
-p make directory when no parent exists |
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Unix:
create empty file |
touch
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Unix:
edit timestamp |
touch -t YYMMDDHHMM [file]
if file from prior year, hour/minute does not display and is irrelevant |
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Unix;
remove empty directory |
rmdir
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Unix:
copy files |
cp
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Unix:
move or rename file or directory |
mv [present file] [new file]
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Unix:
create record of terminal session |
script [filename]
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Unix:
remove file |
rm
-r also remove directory |
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Unix:
paging commands |
cat
more less head tail |
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Unix:
display file on screen, also concatenate files |
cat
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Unix:
display file one screen at time |
more
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Unix:
like more but with additional capabilities |
less
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Unix:
displays first few lines |
head
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Unix:
displays last few lines |
tail
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Unix:
locate files with certain characteristics |
find
-name look for specific filename -print print results to screen |
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Unix:
search file(s) for string |
grep
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Unix:
terminal window # vs $ |
# root user
$ common user |
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Unix:
create new user |
useradd -d [home location] -m [create home] [username]
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Unix:
delete user account and related file |
userdel -r [remove home directory] [username]
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Unix:
change password |
passwd
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Unix:
switch user |
su
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Unix:
displays groups for user |
groups [username]
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Unix:
display snapshot status of active processes |
ps
-e lsit information -f list infull mode format |
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Unix:
entirely stops process |
kill
-9 kill stubborn processes -HUP respawn killed process |
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Unix:
view and set characteristics of network interface |
ifconfig
-a all information |
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Unix:
shows routing tables |
route
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Unix:
sends ICMP packets to another device |
ping [device ip]
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Unix:
open vi text editor |
vi [filename]
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Unix:
vi navigation commands |
k - up
h l - left/right j - down |
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Unix:
vi deletion commands |
x - current character
D - to end of line dd - current line dw - word |
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Unix:
vi insertion commands |
i - before cursor
l - at beginning of line o - below current line a - append, beyond cursor |
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Unix:
vi exit commands |
:w - save
:q - quit vi :q! - quit vi w/o saving :wq - save and quit |
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Unix:
additional commands |
:<line number>
jump to line number :set nu display line number |
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Unix:
permissions classes |
Owner
Group Other |
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Unix:
breakdown of permission |
1 type
2-4 owner permission 5-7 group permission 8-10 other permission 11 number of links 12 user 13 group 14 size in bytes 15 last time/date modified 16 filename |
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Unix;
permission options |
r - read
w - write x - executable |
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Unix:
permission option values |
read 4
write 2 execute 1 |
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Unix:
user and password files |
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow |
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Unix:
/etc/passwd file format |
username
placeholder for encrypted password user ID group ID comment home path default shell |
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Unix:
default login names |
deamon
bin adm ip uucp nobody |
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Unix:
root user id |
always "0"
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Unix:
/etc/shadow |
username
encrypted password Only root can read the contents |
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Unix:
commands that alter shadow fields |
useradd
passwd |
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Unix:
change user password expiration date |
useradd -e
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Unix:
set max days of inactivity for user password |
useradd -f
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Unix:
force user to change password |
passwd -f
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Unix:
set min/max days for password |
-n min
-x max |
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Unix:
system logs configuration file |
/etc/syslog.conf
logs used for troubleshooting |
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Unix:
job scheduling |
at - used for single jobs
crontab - used for continuous jobs |
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Unix:
syntax for at command |
at HH:MM
at > [command] [ctrl - d] |
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Unix:
syntax for cronjob command |
crontab -e edit
crontab -l show |
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Unix:
syntax for cronjob entries |
MM HH DOM M DOW [command]
DOM - day of month M - month DOW - day of week |
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Unix:
archiving command |
tar [option] [destination] [source]
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Unix:
archive options |
c create
t list x extract (always include) v verbose f to/from file |
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Unix:
compression options |
gzip
bzip2 |
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Unix:
gzip compression syntax |
gzip [file]
gunzip [file] compressed file extension *.gz |
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Unix:
bzip2 compression syntax |
bzip2 [file]
bunzip2 [file] compressed file extension *.bz2 |