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Getting to know your DOS

What does DOS stand for?

DOS, which is used in technical terminology, is also called (Disk Operating System).

Who developed it?

Bill Gates developed the software program Dos. He took the idea from apple that came out with there Operating System Apple DOS.

What are some of the most known commands used in DOS?

Today, nobody uses DOS anymore everything is run by Windows from Microsoft Corp. But probably the most common functions are:

Format.com – a typical way of using such a command is simply by typing in for example: format a: that command format a: is giving the Dos a command to format the floppy drive.

Copy.com – a typical way of using such a command is simply by typing in copy (Name of file), (Destination) so if I would go and want to copy a file called dan.doc to a floppy disk the command would be: copy dan.doc a: and then press enter

Del – the del command is used when deleting a single file from memory, for example if I wanted to delete a file called dan.doc I would type in the dos prompt del dan.doc and press enter.

Deltree – this command is used when you want to not only delete a certain file but also delete an entire directory. So if you have a directory called Dan and you want to delete it the correct way to do that is deltree dan.

Tips:

Whenever you do a dos command always make sure you use a space after the command If your not sure then type the command in and put a /? After the command and it will explain how to use that function.