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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Questions


  1. What is an object-oriented programming language, and what are its benefits?
  2. What are the different ways to create comments? 
  3. Why are regions important, and how do you use them?
  4. What is the benefit of working with PSDrives?
  5. How can you initialize a variable with a string value?
  6. Can you name some well-known verbs?
  7. How can you search for commands?
  8. How can you find additional information such as examples or descriptive text for cmdlets?
  9. How does a pipeline work?
  10. Can you give a brief summary of the different types of operators and how they are used?
  11. How can you create different conditions in PowerShell?
  12. What are the different types of loops, and what are the differences between them?