How to use DOS to create and work with directories and how to do basic file manipulations in DOS such as copying and moving files from one directory to another as well as other basic file commands.
DOS and Windows show us the various interfaces for controlling the PC.
the DOS is the Operating System, a command line, when typing a command, it gets interpreted and carried out by the DOS program called command.com or the cmd.exe.
In DOS, to copy a file we type "copy"
to set the date we type "date"
Create Directories and Subdirectories:
FORMATE- prepare a disk for use.
COPY-make a copy of a file.
DIR- list the names of all the files on a given disk.
CHKDSK- check the characteristics of the disk and system.
How do we actually use DOS in our machines?
click on the DOS icon on the desktop or else
Enter "start/run/command" from windows desktop or else
Enter "start/run/cmd" from windows desktop
defult drive C: and we switched to a: as the defult,
the icon ":" is the drive designation.
date: Date
Time: Time
File: COPY,DEL,DIR,ERASE,RENAME,TYPE
Disk: SCANDISK, DISKCOPY, FORMATE, etc..
