PowerShell

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management framework, consisting of a command-line shell and scripting language. 

This competency area includes basic programming related concepts like Looping, Conditional Statements, and Array/ Hashtables operations. This area covers concepts that are essential for expressing logic efficiently using PowerShell.

Key Competencies: 

1. Looping - Knowledge of the simple application of looping concepts with commands such as ‘For,’ ‘ForEach,’ ‘While,’ and ‘Do..While.’
2. Conditional statements - Executing instructions based on certain conditions with statements such as ‘If-Else,’ Nested If blocks, and ‘Switch.’
3. Operators - Performing operations through operators such as Arithmetic, Logical, Assignment, Redirectional, etc.
4. Array and Hashtable - Executing input and processing operations for Array and Hashtables.
5. Regex - Usage of Regex in PowerShell to make scripts smarter.