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    MS-Dos stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. It is a single-user and single-tasking operating system developed by Microsoft in 1981. MS-Dos manages computer resources and allows application software to run. It performs functions like memory management, file management, and input/output management. MS-Dos works in command-line interface mode and has several commands to manage files, directories, and perform other tasks.

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    MS-Dos stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. It is a single-user and single-tasking operating system developed by Microsoft in 1981. MS-Dos manages computer resources and allows application software to run. It performs functions like memory management, file management, and input/output management. MS-Dos works in command-line interface mode and has several commands to manage files, directories, and perform other tasks.

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    MS-Dos stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. It is a single-user and single-tasking operating system developed by Microsoft in 1981. MS-Dos manages computer resources and allows application software to run. It performs functions like memory management, file management, and input/output management. MS-Dos works in command-line interface mode and has several commands to manage files, directories, and perform other tasks.

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    What is Ms-Dos?

    It stands for Microsoft disk


    operating system. It is a single
    user and single tasking
    operating system. T h is
    operating system was
    developed by Microsoft
    Company of USA in August
    1981. It is system software
    which manages the resources
    of a computer and allows o t h e r
    application software to
    execute. It makes possible
    easy operation of computer.
    Till now several versions of MS-
    Dos are released. Amon g t h o se
    versions MS-Dos 7.0 is latest. I t
    works in CUI (Command line
    user interface) mode.
    Ms-Dos performs following
    works-
    1) Memory management
    2) Processor management
    3) File management
    4) Input / Output management
    Booting – successful loading of
    the programs of operating
    system from disk to primary
    memory is called booting.
    Whenever a computer is tu r n e d
    on the programs of operating
    system gets loaded from Hard
    disk to RAM. Successful
    completion of this work is
    called booting. Booting
    requires following three files
    1) Command.com
    2) Ms-Dos.sys
    3) Io.sys
    Command – An instruction for
    computer is called command.
    There are two types of MS-Dos
    commands-
    1) Internal commands
    2) External commands
    Internal commands – those
    commands which are part of
    the file named command.com
    are called internal commands.
    This type of commands of ms-
    dos are directly execute d, t h e y
    do not require any additional
    file to execute. Examples of
    internal commands are date,
    time, cls, copy, ver, vol etc
    External commands – those
    commands which are not part
    of command.com, which
    require extra files to execute
    are called external commands.
    Such as Edit, Format, Xcopy,
    Move etc
    Syntax – proper writing st yl e o f
    an instruction is called syntax.

    Ms-dos prompt – (C :\>) after


    successful booting ms-dos
    shows a symbol on the screen
    which is called ms-dos prompt.
    Ms-dos prompt tells that now
    computer is ready to accept
    our instructions and to work
    according to the instruction
    being given. A f t er typing
    instruction user will have to
    press enter key to get result of
    instruction.

    C:\> - DOS PROMPT


    Date- this command shows
    current date and allows to
    change date.
    Syntax- Date <new date>
    C:\>Date

    C:\>Date 12/07/2020

    Time – this command shows


    current time and allows to
    change time.
    Syntax- time <new time>
    C:\>Time
    C:\> Time 11:20:30

    Copy con – this command is


    used to make new file.
    Syntax- Copy con <file name>
    C:\> Copy con Theory
    ………..
    ………..
    F6/ Ctrl + Z

    Type – this command shows


    the contents of file.
    Syntax- Type <file name>
    C:\> Type theory

    CLS – this command clears the


    screen of computer and moves
    cursor to upper left corner of
    screen (first row).
    Syntax- cls

    Del/ Erase – this command is


    used is used to delete any
    unwanted file.
    Syntax- Del/Erase <file name>
    [/P]
    C:\> Del theory
    C:\> Del physics /p
    Delete physics Yes/No?
    /P – this option deletes file
    after confirmation

    Ren/Rename – this command is


    used to change the name of a
    file.
    Syntax-
    Ren/Rename <old file name>
    <new file name>
    C:\> Ren Book Notes
    C:\> Ren notice Exam

    Md/Mkdir – this command is


    used to make new directory.
    Syntax- Md/Mkdir
    <directory/folder name>
    C:\> Md Audio
    C:\> Mkdir images

    Cd/Chdir – this command is


    used to go to desired directory
    or subdirectory.
    Syntax- Cd/Chdir <directory
    name>
    C:\> Cd Audio
    C:\> Cd Images
    Cd.. is used to go to parent
    directory.

    Rd/Rmdir – this command is


    used to remove an empty
    directory.
    Syntax- Rd/Rmdir <directory
    name>
    C:\> Rd Audio

    Differences between Internal


    and External commands-
    1. Internal commands are part
    of command.com while
    external commands are nor
    part of commnd.com
    2. Internal command do e s n o t
    require any extra file to
    execute while external
    commands require extra
    file to execute
    3. Internal commands
    execute faster than
    external commands

    Differences between MS-DOS


    and windows-
    1. MS-DOS is single user and
    single tasking operating
    system while Window is
    multi-user and multi-
    tasking operating system
    2. MS-DOS works in CU I m o d e
    while Window works in GUI
    mode
    3. MS-DOS is difficult to learn
    and while Window is very
    easy to learn and use
    4. MS-DOS has limited number
    of application software
    while MS-Window has very-
    large number of applicat i o n
    software
    5. MS-DOS became outdated
    now while MS-Window is
    most popular Operating
    system for PC
    6. MS-DOS does now allow to
    run multimedia but window
    is unable to run multimedia
    software

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