You want to automate a task that lists all services, filters only running ones, and sorts them by name. Which combination of cmdlets achieves this?

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AGet-Service -Status Running | Sort-Object -Property Status

BGet-Service | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' } | Sort-Object Name

CGet-Process | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' } | Sort-Object Name

DGet-Service | Sort-Object Status | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' }

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify cmdlet to get services
Get-Service retrieves all services.
Step 2: Filter running services correctly
Where-Object filters services where Status equals 'Running'.
Step 3: Sort filtered services by name
Sort-Object sorts the filtered list by the Name property.
Final Answer:
Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' } | Sort-Object Name -> Option B
Quick Check:
Filter then sort = Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq 'Running' } | Sort-Object Name [OK]

Quick Trick: Filter first, then sort for correct results [OK]

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