quizzes/pshelp.quiz.json

{
  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdhitsolutions/PSQuizMaster/main/psquiz.schema-v2.json",
  "metadata": {
    "name": "PowerShell Help",
    "author": "Jeff Hicks",
    "description": "How to use help",
    "version": "0.3.1",
    "id": "d5e16418-2983-4ac4-8a81-095f421b3b81",
    "updated": "2026-06-24 17:53:59Z"
  },
  "questions": [
    {
      "question": "What command do you run to install the latest version of the help?",
      "answer": "Update-Help",
      "distractors": [
        "Install-Help",
        "Get-Help",
        "Find-Help",
        "Add-Help"
      ],
      "note": "Some errors are to be expected when updating help."
    },
    {
      "question": "What help parameter will show you Internet based help?",
      "answer": "-Online",
      "distractors": [
        "-Web",
        "-ShowWindow",
        "-UseBrowser",
        "-http"
      ],
      "note": ""
    },
    {
      "question": "What Get-Help parameter will display examples only?",
      "answer": "-Example",
      "distractors": [
        "-Help",
        "-Syntax",
        "-Parameter",
        "-Notes"
      ],
      "note": "You can shorten this to -ex"
    },
    {
      "question": "How can you display help in a graphical window?",
      "answer": "Use the -ShowWindow parameter",
      "distractors": [
        "Use PSReadline",
        "Convert the help to HTML",
        "use the GUI help category",
        "-UseBrowser"
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "If you only wanted to see the help for the Path parameter of Get-ChildItem, what command would you run?",
      "answer": "help Get-ChildItem -parameter Path",
      "distractors": [
        "help Get-ChildItem -filter Path",
        "help Get-ChildItem -category Path",
        "help path",
        "help Get-ChildItem -option Path"
      ]
    },
    {
      "question": "What help files will teach you about PowerShell concepts and techniques?",
      "answer": "The about help topics",
      "distractors": [
        "The man files",
        "The command help files",
        "The doc help files",
        "There are no help files. You need to visit https://learn.Microsoft.com/powershell"
      ],
      "note": "For example, run help about_Operators."
    }
  ]
}