Thursday, 4 June 2020

What is MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System)? Full MS-DOS Knowledge & Explain .

MS DOS

( Microsoft Disk Operating System )

An operating system is a large collection of software .Which manages resources of the computer system, such as memory , processor , system and input /output devices.
OR
An operating system is a basic interface between hardware and software . An operating system is the link between user and machine language with use of high level language we send instructions into the computer . There instruction are converted into machine language with the help of operating system .


          Job Performed by an Operating System.
         1. Processing Management
         2. Memory Management
         3. Input Output Management
         4. File Management 

1. Processing Management :
Processing Management System takes control over CPU assign data or instruction to the CPU after processing it again receives result from processing units . This work of operating system is called Processing Management .



2. Memory management : 
An operating system all cache memory for the system programs which is known as memory management .

3. Input Output Management :
An operating system process the data under Input Output management .

4. File Management :
An operating system allow creating editing , saving and deleting the file . This work of operating system is called management.

TYPE OF OPERATING SYSTEM 
There are two types of operating system :
1. Singal User :- One user can work at one time . 
i.e - ( MS DOS ) 

2.Multi User :- More than one user can get connected and work at a time . In this operating system one CPU work along with many of computer can work together simulatuneous usually.
i.e- (Unix , Linux )

 DOS
It stand for Disk Operating System DOS is a set of programs , which is used to activate all components or parts of computer system , is known as Disk Operating System (DOS )

COMMAND :- ( Command is in MS DOS written program which is use to run fix task of program )
A set of instruction is known as command. There are two types of commands.

1. INTERNAL COMMAND
2. EXTERNAL COMMAND 



1. INTERNAL COMMAND : 
There are the simplest and the most commonly used commands which execute immediately. There commands at the part of Command . Com file. They get loaded in the memory along with MS DOS system at the time of booting.
For Example :- Date , Time , Dir , Vol , Ver etc.

1) Vol :- This command is use to display the volume of target disk.
2) Label :- This command is use to change the current volume of target disk. 
3) Ver :- This command is used to display the version of MS DOS.



2. EXTERNAL COMMAND :
The command which requires some special DOS files for execution is called external commands.
For Example :- Move , Copy , Rename , Edit , Formate etc.


 
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DIR  COMMANDS
Full Form of  DIR = Directories

DIR :- This command is use to see or display the list of files and directories.

DIR/AA :- This command is used to display only files.

DIR/AD :- This command is used to display only directories.

DIR/P :- This command is used to display list of files and directories.

DIR/W :- This command is used to display list of files and directories width wise.

DIR/L :- This command is used to display the list of files and directories in lower case.

DIR/B :- This command is used to display the list of files and directories
without any other information.

DIR/S :- This option is used with direct command to search any files and directories.
Syntax:- dir/s <space> <any file name>.

DIR/ON :- This command is used to display the list of files and directories  
ascending order of their name.

DIR/AH :- This command is used to display the list of hidden files only.

DIR/AS :- This option is used to display the list of system files only.

DIR/AR :- This command is used to display the list of read only files.

DIR/OS :- This command is used to display the list of files and directories
in ascending order of their size.

TO CREATE FILE IN MS-DOS

COPY <SPACE> CON <SPACE> FILE NAME

Type any massage

Press F6 Button to save file.

 It save massage like :-1 file copied and save.

TO OPEN FILE AND READ FILE

Type <SPACE> FILE NAME

TO DELETE FILE

DEL <SPACE> FILE NAME

TO MAKE DIRECTORY

MD <SPACE> DIRECTORY NAME

MD = MAKE DIRECTORY

TO OPEN DIRECTORIES

CD <SPACE> DIRECTORIES NAME

CD = CHANGE DIRECTORIES NAME

TO COME OUT FROM DIRECTORY

CD..

TO REMOVE DIRECTORY

RD <SPACE> DIRECTORIES NAME.

EXTERNAL COMMAND

Ren (RENAME) :- This command is used to assign a new name of an already existing file and directory.

Ren <space> old file / directory name <space>  new file / directory name.

Copy :- This command is used to assign new name of an already existing file.

Copy <space> old file name <space> new file name.




TO HIDE FILE / FOLDER

Attrib <space> + h <space> file / directory name.
 
TO UNHIDE FILE / FOLDER

Attrib <space> - h <space> file / directory name.


To Add / Remove read only file.

Attrib <space> + R <space> file name.

Attrib <space> - R <space> file name.

To copy directories.

Xcopy <space> old directory name e/s <space> new directory name.

To edit story / message.

Edit <space> file name.

PROMPT

PROMPT:- This command is used to change the appearance of current DOS prompt.



Prompt <space> file name ( put any name ).

To return the DOS prompt.

Prompt <space> $ p $ g.

To display the current system date.

Prompt <space> $ d.

Prompt <space> $ p $ g.

To display the current system time.

Prompt <space> $ t.

Prompt <space> $ p $ g.

For running command prompt.

Go to start button => All Program => Accessories => command prompt.

Go to start button => All Program => Accessories => Run type CMD.

WINDOW + R TYPE    CMD.


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