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This document contains 25 practice questions about using PowerShell to retrieve and manage system services and processes. The questions cover tasks like exporting data to files in different formats, filtering and sorting lists, simulating commands, and changing service properties. Answers are not provided but would demonstrate how to accomplish each task using PowerShell commands and parameters.

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This document contains 25 practice questions about using PowerShell to retrieve and manage system services and processes. The questions cover tasks like exporting data to files in different formats, filtering and sorting lists, simulating commands, and changing service properties. Answers are not provided but would demonstrate how to accomplish each task using PowerShell commands and parameters.

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PowerShell Practice Questions - 3

1. Save a list of all services to a text file named


"serviceout.txt" in the "C:\Users\User\test" directory.
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2. Create a CSV file named "service.csv" containing


information about all services using Export-Csv.
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3. Use Import-Csv to read the contents of "service.csv"


and display the imported data.
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4. Save information about all processes to an XML file


named "process.xml" using Export-Clixml.
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5. Generate an HTML file named "test.html" displaying
the names and statuses of all services using
ConvertTo-Html.
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6. Simulate saving information about all services to the


root of the C drive without actually doing it. Use the -
WhatIf parameter.
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7. Save information about all services to a text file


named "testfile.txt" in the "C:\Users\User\test"
directory. Add a confirmation prompt before
overwriting an existing file.
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8. Display the properties available for services using


Get-Service | Get-Member.
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9. Sort processes by Working Set (WS) in descending


order and display only those with a WS greater than
2000.
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10. Sort services by their names and select only the


"Name" and "Status" properties. Save the output to a
file named "services_sorted.txt."
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11. Display processes with an ID greater than 1000,


showing only the "Id" and "ProcessName" properties.
Sort the output in descending order.
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12. Retrieve the latest 10 entries from the System
log, selecting and displaying the "TimeWritten,"
"EntryType," and "InstanceID" properties. Sort the
output by "InstanceID" and convert it to an HTML file
named "Path.html."
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13. Export information about all processes to a CSV


file named "process_info.csv," including only the
"Name" and "WorkingSet" properties.
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14. Display processes with a working set greater


than 500 MB and a private memory size greater than
200 MB.
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15. Sort services by display name in ascending order


and display only the "DisplayName" and "StartType"
properties.
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16. Change the start type of the "wuauserv" service


to "Manual."
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17. Display a list of processes showing the "Name"


and a calculated property for the total CPU time in
hours.
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18. Show services that are currently running and set


to start automatically.
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19. Retrieve events from the Security log that


occurred in the last 24 hours.
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20. Display a list of services showing the


"DisplayName" property with a custom label "Service
Name."
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21. Save information about all processes to an XML


file named "process_data.xml" using Export-Clixml.
Use a variable to store the data and then export it.
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22. Display processes where the process name
starts with the letter "s" and the CPU time is greater
than 10 seconds.
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23. Show a list of services with the "DisplayName"
property and an additional calculated property that
combines the service name and status.
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24. Stop the "wuauserv" service, but add a
confirmation prompt before taking any action.

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25. Display processes with the "Name" and "CPU"


properties, formatted as a table
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