DOS
(Disk Operating System)
Operating System
 DOS
 Windows
 LINUX
 UNIX
 etc...
What is DOS ?
 Single user operating system.
 CUI (Character User Interface)
Booting Sequence
 Basic Input Output System (BIOS)
 BIOS automatically looks for the PC’s master
computer program, first in the A: drive, if a
floppy drive is loaded, otherwise in the C: drive.
What is FILES?
 Data files.
 Program files.
 Sub Directory files
Every file name has two parts
 File name
 Extension
Various Versions of DOS
Important files in DOS
 IO.sys
 MS-DOS.sys
 COMMAND.com
What are DOS command?
 Internal command
 External command
Internal Commands
 Cls
 Dir
 Copy
 Del
 Ren
 Type
 Cd
 Md
 Rd
 undelete,
 Erase
 Date
 Time
 Ver
 Prompt
 Break
 Vol
 Pause
External Commands
 Diskcopy
 Xcopy
 Format
 Label
 Mem
 More
 Tree
 deltree
 lock
 Unlock
 Scandisk
 Diskcomp
 Chkdsk
 copy con
 Mode
 Fdisk
 attrib
 Move

Disk Operating System Concept and command