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    This document provides an overview of the Disk Operating System (DOS). It notes that DOS was the first operating system used for IBM-compatible computers and was originally introduced by Microsoft in 1981. It describes some key features of DOS, including its command line interface and basic commands like DIR, COPY, and DEL. The document also distinguishes between internal DOS commands, which are built into the operating system and run quickly, and external commands, which are separate programs that run more slowly.

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    Barrister thakur chedilal

    College of agriculture and research


    station Bilaspur

    Topic-
    DOS (Disk Operating System)

    By Prakash Choudhary
    110218087

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    DOS (Disk Operating System)
    • Stands for “Disk Operating System”.
    • DOS was the first Operating System used by IBM-Compatible
    computers.

    • MS-DOS originally written by Tim Paterson and introduced


    by Microsoft in August 1981 and was last updated in 1994 when
    MS-DOS 6.22 was released.

    • It was originally available in two versions that were essentially


    the same, but marketed under two different names.
    • "PC-DOS" was the version developed by IBM and sold to the
    first IBM-compatible manufacturers.
    • "MS-DOS" was the version that Microsoft bought the rights to,
    and was bundled with the first versions of Windows.

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    • DOS uses a command line, or text-based interface, that allows
    the user to type commands.

    • By typing simple instructions such as pwd (print working


    directory) and cd(change directory), the user can browse the
    files on the hard drive, open files, and run programs.

    • While the commands are simple to type, the user must know
    the basic commands in order to use DOS effectively.

    • This made the operating system difficult to use, which is why


    Microsoft later bundled the graphic-based Windows operating
    system with DOS.
    • The first versions of Windows (through Windows 95) actually
    ran on top of the DOS operating system.

    • Later versions of Windows, such as Windows 2000, XP, and


    Vista, also do not require DOS.
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    Properties of DOS
    • Microsoft Disk Operating System is full form of MS DOS.

    • It is system software.

    • MSDOS is a single user operating system.

    • MSDOS support CUI (Character User Interface).

    • MSDOS is machine language that links between application


    software and hardware and control all activities.

    • MS DOS control by the commands.

    • MSDOS is a single user single task operating system.

    • MSDOS have some utility and necessary to use.

    • Only Keyboard used in MSDOS. 4


    To Start DOS
    • The DOS command prompt can be opened in
    Windows by
    • Select "Run..." from the Start Menu and
    • Type cmd.
    OR
    • Press windows button +R
    • A dialogue box will open
    • Type cmd
    • Press Enter or click on OK button of the
    dialogue box.
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    MS-DOS COMMANDS
    • MSDOS commands are used to the function of
    file and disk activities.
    • There are two types of MSDOS commands.

    • Internal command
    • External command

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    Internal commands
    • Internal Command is work by Command.com file.

    • The features of Internal Command are:


    The working speed of this command is very fast.
    This command is used much time.
    Do not erase Internal Command.
    The length of Internal Command is very short.

    • The example of Internal Command is: –


    DATE, TIME, VOL, VER, CLS,COPY CON, DIR,
    MD, DEL, REN, TYPE, PROMPT, PAUSE etc.
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    External Commands
    • Some commands are used in external part that is
    known as External Command.

    • The features of External Command is


    The length of External Command is very long.
    Erased this commands.
    Working speed is very slow.

    • The example of External Command is: –


    ATTRIB, SORT, EDIT, TREE, MOVE, DISKCOPY,
    FIND, XCOPY, MORE, LABLE, FORMATE etc.

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