Exam CS0-003 topic 1 question 6 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CS0-003

Question #: 6
Topic #: 1

A security analyst recently joined the team and is trying to determine which scripting language is being used in a production script to determine if it is malicious. Given the following script:

Which of the following scripting languages was used in the script?

A. PowerShell
B. Ruby
C. Python
D. Shell script

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by kmordalv at July 24, 2023, 9:17 a.m.

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kmordalv

Highly Voted 2 years ago

Selected Answer: A

the syntax in the given script, such as cmdlet names starting with "Get-", "Add-", "Set-", and the use of the pipeline "|", is characteristic of PowerShell scripting. Moreover, the use of Active Directory cmdlets like "Get-ADUser," "Add-ADGroupMember," and "Set-ADUser" indicates that this script is designed to interact with Active Directory, which aligns with PowerShell's primary use case in managing Windows environments and Active Directory services.

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dave_delete_me

Highly Voted 1 year, 3 months ago

I absolutely love kmordalv's explanation above!!! Spot On!!!!

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maggie22

Most Recent 9 months ago

This was on my exam but different question.

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kylestobaugh

1 year ago

Selected Answer: A

Powershell uses cmdlets as shown in the question.

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ae2d3eb

1 year, 3 months ago

This is powershell no question. Verb / noun

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RobV

1 year, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: A

A. PowerShell

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64fc66a

1 year, 8 months ago

I will go with D Shell Script since we are looking for a scripting language.

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Ree1234

1 year, 2 months ago

PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET. PowerShell helps system administrators and power-users rapidly automate task that manage operating systems (Linux, macOS, and Windows) and processes. A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by a Unix shell, a command-line interpreter.[1] The various dialects of shell scripts are considered to be scripting languages though..

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