Chapter 63

Basic Scripting, Part II

This chapter covers a portion of the following A+ 220-1102 exam objective:

  • Images 4.8 – Identify the basics of scripting.

Now let’s move into scripting types that you will undoubtedly see in the IT field. There are six scripting types listed in the A+ objectives. Probably the most important of them for the exam are Windows-based Power-Shell scripts (.ps1) and Linux-based Bash scripts (.sh). Let’s start with those.

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Once again, Objective 4.8 concentrates on the following: script file types, use cases for scripting, and other considerations when using scripts.

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