Computer Management - ✔✔ is the primary administrative tool that you will use to manage and configure a Windows computer. It combines several
... [Show More] administrative utilities into a single console to provide easy access to the most common system tools, including Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, Disk Management, and more.
The tracert (Windows) and traceroute (Mac OS X, Linux) - ✔✔ show how the route that a packet takes to get to its destination.
nslookup - ✔✔ is used for diagnosing and troubleshooting domain name system (DNS) problems
ping TCP/IP utility - ✔✔ transmits a datagram to another host. If network connectivity works properly, the receiving host sends the datagram back.
netstat TCP/IP utility - ✔✔ shows the status of each active network connection. It displays statistics for both TCP and UDP, including protocol, local address, foreign address, and the TCP connection state.
Windows Update - ✔✔ is a feature designed to keep Windows current by automatically downloading and installing updates such as patches and security fixes.
Event Viewer - ✔✔ is a Windows utility used to keep a log of all recorded system and application events. This includes sign-on attempts, shutdown signals, system crashes, device driver errors, and many more scenarios
Action Center - ✔✔ provides information about any security software currently deployed on or missing from the system. It provides access to helpful resources about current security threats, including a check for the latest Windows Update.
Windows Defender - ✔✔ is a Windows 7 tool that keeps spyware and other potentially unwanted software from infecting a computer. It uses definitions to determine if the detected software is spyware or malware, and then to alert users of potential risks.
BitLocker - ✔✔ feature protects entire drives and volumes with full disk encryption, when it is enabled.
EFS - ✔✔ feature allows users to protect specific files and folders from unauthorized access with Encrypting File System encryption.
iwconfig - ✔✔ Linux command for viewing and changing wireless settings.
apt-get - ✔✔ Linux command for installing or updating a program using the advanced packaging tool.
ifconfig - ✔✔ command displays information about your wired network adapters and addressing configuration.
grep - ✔✔ command search for a pattern of text in files and display the results. This command helps you find files with specific words or phrases.
Boot Camp - ✔✔ is an application that enables you to install Microsoft Windows on your Mac, then switch between OS X and the Windows operating systems.
sudo - ✔✔ command allows users to run programs with the security privileges of the root user.
diff - ✔✔ command compares contents of two files and displays differences between them.
chown command - ✔✔ can be used to change the owner, the group, or both for a file or directory.
dd (data description) command - ✔✔ copies blocks of data from one file to another (used to copy data from devices).
whoami (who am I?) - ✔✔ command is used to display the user name with which you are currently logged in to the system.
ps command - ✔✔ displays a list of currently running processes in Linux.
vi command - ✔✔ is used to edit text files.
Screen Sharing - ✔✔ In OS X, a utility to remotely view and control a Mac and is similar to Remote Assistance in Windows.
Disk Utility - ✔✔ Mac OS X tool that checks for hard drive errors
terminal - ✔✔ access the operating system through a command-line shell.
NTFS - ✔✔ is an advanced file system designed for use specifically in Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 operating systems. It supports the following:
File system recovery
Large storage media
Long file names
FAT32 - ✔✔ FAT32 supports much larger drive sizes and longer file names, but it doesn't support modern drive security and file or folder encryption. It also has a maximum file size of 4 GB. is widely supported by non-Windows computers, so it's commonly used for removable storage such as flash drives and SD cards.
ext4 - ✔✔ The current Linux file system, which replaced the ext3 file system. Stands for "fourth extended file system."
HFS - ✔✔ is the family of file systems used by Mac OS and iOS
swap - ✔✔ is a partition used to store the virtual memory which an operating system writes to the disk in order to free the physical RAM
File Allocation Table (FAT) - ✔✔ is the file system Microsoft originally developed for formatting floppy disks in DOS and early versions of Windows. [Show Less]