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How can you list the files in the current directory using the command prompt?

You can list the files in the current directory using the command prompt by entering the command DIR

How might the “sfc” command and the “gpupdate” command help in troubleshooting on Windows?

The sfc command would help in troubleshooting because it will scan all the files in the filesystem and gpupdate will force someone to get a group policy update

What advantages does the “robocopy” command offer over the “xcopy” command, and why is it useful for file transfers in certain situations?

The advantages of robocopy over xcopy is that robocopy can resume a file transfer if it gets interrupted for some reason such as a power outage or remove the USB prematurely.

Think about any real-life scenarios from your cultural context where the use of command line tools could be beneficial. Describe one such scenario and explain how a specific command line tool would help address the situation.

If you don't have access to the internet but you are still connected, you can use the tracert to find out where you are disconnected from whether its a problem with the router or the name server, or what have you.

Source: Professor Messer: Microsoft Command Line Tools – CompTIA A+ 220-1002 – 1.4

Things I would like to know more about

I am not familiar with the command prompt as much as I am familiar with the terminal, so I would like to learn more about the different things that the command prompt can do.