DOS

Question 1

DOS is known as

Answer 1

Disk Operating System

Question 2

DOS is used with ______________ and __________________ before Microsoft Corporation released the different versions of MS Windows

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IBM-PC’s & IBM-PC compatibles

Question 3

Software that controls computer elements as well as the computer’s disk drives for storing and rerieving programs and data

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Disk Operating System

Question 4

Is simply related information stored by DOS under a single name

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file

Question 5

File consists of two parts namely:

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root name and extension

Question 6

On DOS, every file must have a root name up to

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8 characters

Question 7

The extension (up to 3 characters) is (optional/compulsory)

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optional

Question 8

Extension is separated from the root name by a

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period (.)

Question 9

Is a catalog for filenames and other directories stored on a disk and is a way of organizing and grouping the files on a disk so that the user is not overwhelmed by a long list of files

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Directory

Question 10

The topmost directory is called the

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Root directory

Question 11

The directories within a directory are called

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subdirectories

Question 12

This DOS command display the contents of an ASCII file

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TYPE

Question 13

This DOS command changes a file’s name to another one

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RENAME

Question 14

This DOS command displays a list of files and their attributes in the specified directory

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DIR

Question 15

Switches for DIR can be:

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/w - wide display

/p - pause when screen full

Question 16

The DIR command can also use the wild-card characters ___ and ____ for speed and ease.

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? and *

Question 17

? matches any __________________ in the filename

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matches any one character

Question 18

• matches any _________________ in the filename

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matches any number of character in the filename

Question 19

This DOS command redirects you to another directory

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CD (CHDIR) eg. cd.., cd xae/123

Question 20

This DOS command allows you to make or create a new directory under the current directory

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MKDIR/MD

Question 21

This DOS command allows you to removeor delete an existing empty directory

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RMDIR/RD

Question 22

This DOS command allows you to delete one or more files

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ERASE

Question 23

This DOS command allows you to delete one or more files, or all files in the directory specified

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DELETE/DEL

Question 24

This DOS command allows you to copy file to another directry

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COPY

Question 25

This DOS command prepares a disk for use

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FORMAT

Question 26

Switches for FORMAT are:

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/s - put a copy of the operating system onto the disk being formatted;
/v - put a volume label on the disk

Question 27

This DOS command clears the screen

Answer 27

CLS

Question 28

This DOS command allows you to move files and directories

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MOVE;

MOVE [source] [filename/dirname] [destination]