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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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switches.

The format command, you may have guessed, enables you to format

volumes from the command line. Figure 15-14 shows an example of the

format command in action. Note the complex switches that let me specify

what file system to use, which volume, that I want compression, etc. The very

best way to familiarize yourself with the format command and its available

switches is simply to enter format /? from the command prompt.

Figure 15-14 The format command in action

The CompTIA A+ 220-1002 exam focuses on both GUI and commandline

operating system formatting utilities and options, so you should

familiarize yourself with the format command and its switches by practicing

them on a test system you are literally not afraid to wipe out. Besides, you

never know what antiques CompTIA may dust off.

hostname

The hostname command is the most straightforward of all command-line

commands. If you type hostname at the command prompt, it will display the

name of your computer, also known as the hostname. When I type hostname,

for example, it displays “MikesPC.” (The hostname command doesn’t appear

in the 1002 exam objectives, but it’s very useful to know.)

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