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