Module 3 : The Windows Operation System

Disk operating system (DOS)

operating system that the computer uses to enable the data storage devices to read and write files, provides a file system that organizes files in a specific way on the disk

MS-DOS

created by Microsoft, used a command line as a interface for people to create programs and manipulate data files, had a basic working knowledge of accessing the disk drive and loading operating system files directly from disk during boot process

dir

shows a listing of all the files in the current directory (folder)

cd directory

changes the directory to the indicated directory

cd ..

changes the directory to the directory above the current directory

cd \

changes the directory to the root directory (often C:)

copy source destination

copies files to another location

del filename

deletes one or more files

find

searches for text in files

mkdir directory

creates a new directory

ren oldname newname

renames a file

help

displays all the commands that can be used, with a brief description

help command

displays extensive help for the indicated command

context menu

accessed by right-clicking an icon that will brig