You are logged in as a local admin on a Windows 7 system and you need to launch the Computer Management Console from command line. Which command would you use?

Question

Options

• Ac:\compmgmt.msc
• Bc:\services.msc
• Cc:\ncpa.cp
• Dc:\gpedit

• A
  93% (26)
• B
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

compmgmt.msc is the Microsoft Saved Console (MSC) file that launches the Computer Management Console, which provides access to tools like Device Manager, Disk Management, and Event Viewer - making Option A correct. Option B (services.msc) is a real command, but it opens only the Services console, not the full Computer Management Console. Option C (ncpa.cpl) - note the correct extension is .cpl, not .cp - opens Network Connections, making it both wrong in purpose and misspelled here. Option D (gpedit) is incomplete; the correct command is gpedit.msc, and it opens the Group Policy Editor, not Computer Management.

Memory Tip: Think "comp mgmt = compmgmt.msc" - the command is simply a shortened version of the words "Computer Management." The .msc extension (Microsoft Saved Console) is your clue that it opens an MMC-based management tool, and knowing this pattern helps you recognize that services.msc and gpedit.msc are also real but serve entirely different purposes.

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