MS-DOS Operating System Most Personal Computers run under the MS-DOS Operating System. MS-DOS being the Microsoft Disk Operating System. It…

  Because most of our computers Memory (RAM) is temporary, its contents are erased when we switch off the power.…

The most fundamental aspects of using computer – 1. working with files, and 2. Organizing those files into directories.  …

MS-DOS   Starting MS-DOS… C:\>_   An example of MS-DOS’s command-line interface, this one showing that the current directory is…

MS-DOS began as QDOS (for Quick and Dirty Operating System), written by Tim Paterson for computer manufacturer Seattle Computer Products…

DOS stands for Disk Operating System. DOS controls the computer’s hardware and provides an environment for programs to run. This…

To activate DOS from Windows we will need the following steps: 1) Locate the MS-DOS icon on the Desktop. 2)…

Once the DOS is loaded into the RAM from the disk, it displays a prompt on the screen, indicating that…

Typing a Command Here we explains how to type a command at the command prompt and demonstrates the “Bad command…

  DOS Commands are of two types: • Internal Command • External Command     INTERNAL commands Internal commands do…

External Commands require certain special DOS files to get executed. External commands are MS-DOS utilities / programs. These are the…

The DIRECTORY command is like a table of contents in a book. This directory will list the following information: •…

When we type the DIR command and press enter, the files begin to scroll vertically on our screen. If we…

We can add a PAUSE command to our directory command which will allow us to view our directory one screen…

When we need to quickly view our files, we can add a /W to the directory command. This will display…