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An Introduction to Operating System - DOS

Handled By A. Menaka Pushpa

PARTS OF THE COMPUTER

HARDWARE : Physical components of a computer. ( Ex: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse,
hard disk, floppy disk, etc)

SOFTWARE : It represents the program, which contain a set of instructions written to perform a certain task on the computer.

OS - INTRODUCTION
OS - Operating System Program that after being initially loaded into the computer by a program manages all the other programs in a computer. The other programs are called Applications. Set of software

OS - INTRODUCTION
It Provides : An interface between the m/c & the user. It Manages : the memory, CPU, Disks, IO Management, & controls the execution of the programs. Must for all Computers (Ranging from
Mainframes & Supercomputers to Small Personal Computers.)

OS - EXAMPLE
MS - DOS UNIX WINDOWS 98

WINDOWS NT
LINUX

OS/2

What is DOS ?
DOS - Disk Operating System

It controls the Computers Hardware

It provides an environment for program to run This system program always be present our Computer

Advantages of DOS
DOS controls the flow of information

between User and the Computer

DOS allows user to store information on

Computer
DOS allows user to retrieve information

stored on Computer
DOS gives user to access its all Function
( Ex: saving, copying, printing file, etc)

DOS - COMMANDS
DIR CLS COPY DEL REN MD

CD
COLOR

DOS - COMMANDS
HELP

FIND
RD

COMP
PRINT

MOVE

DOS - COMMANDS
DATE

TIME
TYPE

DISKCOPY
VER

EXIT

DIR - COMMANDS
Format : A> DIR <Enter>

Displays a list of Files & Subdirectories

It Contain the Following Information:

Size of the File

Date & Time when information were last placed in the file

DIR - COMMANDS
Various Options
DIR *.* DIR a*.*
DIR *.COM name com

- List all files with any primary - List all files with a in the

name & Secondary name

primary name & any extension - List all files with extension

DOS - COMMANDS
CLS : Clears the Screen & DOS Prompt ( >)

is moved to the top of the screen

COPY : Copy one or more files to another

location
Format :

C:> copy <source file name>

<destination file name>

DOS - COMMANDS
DEL : Deletes one or more Files Format : A> Del <file name> REN : Rename a File or Files Format : A> Ren <source file name> <new file name> MD : Creates a Directory (Making Dir.) Format : A> md <name of the Directory>

DOS - COMMANDS
RD : Removes a Directory Format : A> rd <name of the directory to be deleted>

CD : Display the name of / changes the current directory Format : A> cd <name of the change directory>
HELP : Provides Help Information

DOS - COMMANDS
COLOR : Sets the Background & Foreground Colors Format : A> color <attr> Attr - 2 Hex Digit No ; First corresponds to the Background & Second corresponds to Foreground Ex: A> color fc > Provides light red on bright white

DOS - COMMANDS
FIND : Searches for text string in a file Format : A> Find /N string <file name> COMP : Compare the contents of 2 files Format : A> comp <file name1> <file name2> /D PRINT : Prints a Text File Format : A> Print <file name> DATE : Displays & Set Date

DOS - COMMANDS
TIME : Displays or Sets Time VER : Displays the windows version number MOVE : Move file from one directory to another directory Format : A> Move <file name> <destination directory name>

TYPE : Displays the content of the text file Format : A> Type <file name> EXIT : Quit