# Windows PowerShell Programming Assessment

## Description
The Windows PowerShell Programming assessment is designed to evaluate the knowledge and skills of entry-level to mid-level programmers in writing, debugging, deploying, and maintaining scripts in Windows PowerShell, covering core areas such as Cmdlets, Pipeline, and Output Formatting, Variables, Data Types, and Operators, Control Flow, Functions and Script Structure, Error Handling and Debugging, and File Input/Output and Data Formats. The test measures practical skill across these domains, assessing candidates on their ability to use cmdlets, manage files, handle errors with try-catch blocks, work with arrays and hashtables, apply regular expressions, interact with Windows services and the registry, and use remote execution techniques. Questions are presented in Multiple Choice, Multiple Correct Answer, and Essay Composition formats, and are drawn from a large pool to minimize the risk of cheating. One or more questions are subject to individual time limits to further deter cheating and enhance predictive accuracy, and artificial intelligence is used in the scoring of one or more questions to ensure consistent and objective evaluation of candidate responses.

## Competencies Measures
- Cmdlets, Pipeline, and Output Formatting
- Cmdlets, Pipeline, and Output Formatting (Coding Tasks)
- Control Flow: Conditionals and Loops
- Error Handling and Debugging
- File Input/Output and Data Formats
- Functions, Parameters, and Script Structure
- Variables, Data Types, and Operators
- Variables, Data Types, and Operators (Coding Tasks)

## Metadata
- **Duration:** 19.0 Minutes
- **Language:** English (US)
- **Type:** Skills/Knowledge Assessment (Test)
- **Last Updated:** July 4, 2026

## Catalog Link
View additional details or to administer the assessment to a candidate here:
[View in Online Test Catalog](https://www.hravatar.com/ta/tests/9617/windows-powershell-programming.html)