Friday, February 26, 2010

DOS

DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System.

Booting is the first program to be executed when the computer is switched on.


DOS is keyboard based.


To communicate with DOS, the screen has a prompt here you enter a command.


Case insensitive means that you can have upper or lower case letters and it will still read the command.


An example would be "F" or "f"


4 useful things to learn about DOS.


SET PATH= The path it takes to look in one certain directory

? in a file name means your not sure what a digit or letter is

* in a file name means wildcard

. in a directory path stands for current directory


7 very useful DOS commands.


A: means floppy or disk drive.

C: means hard drive.

DIR: means directory

MD: means make a new directory

CD: means change directory

COPY: means copy a file

DEL: means delete a file


DOS organizes disks by with a file directory and disk drive structure.


Three requirements that must be met for a file to be named include 1-8 letters, period, and 3 letter extension.

An example: brandi.doc


In DOS directories named by subdirectories


An example would be A:photo/family reunion/2008

Friday, February 19, 2010

GOOGLE IMAGES








A Lego Robot is a computerized robot that does what you tell it to. It can perform many tricks such as move back and forward, pick objects up, and see things.
This stands for the Mazda logo for their cars. The colors don't mean anything specific but I think that out of all the car logos this is my favorite.



I chose to do shapes that catch the eye. I chose these colors because i like them and i think they are warm colors that make you feel calm.

I have always wanted a Roxy sticker for my car so i guess, even though it isn't original, i would choose that. I would want it to be purple because that is my favorite color. I would want the Roxy design and then the name under it.