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MS Dos.

MS-DOS was the first operating system widely installed on PCs. It was developed by Microsoft and allowed IBM PCs to run application software and manage files and memory. MS-DOS had a command-line interface but no graphical user interface, security features, or ability to run multiple programs simultaneously. It included internal commands embedded in the command.com file for core functions and external commands stored separately for more advanced tasks. Common file extensions included .txt for text files and .com for command files.

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MS Dos.

MS-DOS was the first operating system widely installed on PCs. It was developed by Microsoft and allowed IBM PCs to run application software and manage files and memory. MS-DOS had a command-line interface but no graphical user interface, security features, or ability to run multiple programs simultaneously. It included internal commands embedded in the command.com file for core functions and external commands stored separately for more advanced tasks. Common file extensions included .txt for text files and .com for command files.

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MS DOS.

What is MS-DOS.
MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System and is also known as Microsoft
DOS. MS-DOS was the Microsoft-marketed version of the first operating system (OS) to
be widely installed on personal computers (PCs). It was essentially the same OS that Bill
Gates's young company developed for IBM as Personal Computer - Disk Operating
System (PC-DOS).

In 1981, IBM licensed and marketed its PC-DOS rebranding of MS-DOS to run on IBM
PCs. MS-DOS was released for x86 computers, went through eight major versions and
was ultimately retired from all active support in 2006.
DOS Features And Limitations.
● Features.
Command-line interface (CLI). It does not have a GUI and doesn't accept mouse inputs. It is a
character-based interface system where all commands are entered in text at the command-line.
Management. A disk operating system can manage a computer's files, system and its memory.
● Limitations.
No built-in security. It does not have built-in security, such as file ownership and permissions.
No multiusers or multitasking. It also does not support multiusers or multitasking. It is only
able to run one program at a time, but it provides direct access to the basic I/O system and
underlying hardware.
DOS Commands.
DOS Commands are instructions to perform tasks on files and directories very useful to
Windows users. DOS commands are case insensitive. And as you already know, the file is
the area where we store a group of information or data, and the collection of a group of
files is called a directory.
● Text file- .txt
● Command file- .com
● System file- .sys
● Program file- .prg
● Database file- .dbm
● Library file- .lib
Internal Commands.
● Internal command:
Internal commands are more commonly used and important to the operation and use of the
Windows operating system. By embedding them in the command.com file, they can be
quickly accessed and always available in MS-DOS and to Windows when needed.
● Example Of Ms-dos Internal Command Are:
● CLS – It is a command that allows you to clear the complete contents of the screen and
leave only a prompt.
● BREAK – Break can be used to enable or disable the braking capability of the computer.
● REN – It is used to rename files and directories from the original name to a new name.
External Command
● External commands are powerful. They help fix problems, improve performance,
and perform other actions as well. External commands usually have higher resource
requirements than internal commands. Keeping them in separate files, separated
from internal commands, helps to reduce the load on Windows.

● Examples of External Commands are:-


● DELTREE- Short for delete tree, deltree is a command used to delete files and
directories permanently from the computer.
● PRINT – The print command allows users to print a text file to a line printer, in the
background.
● FIND – Allows you to search for text within a file.
Thank You.
Made by: Vanshik Bhattacharya.(GRP-E)
Date: 18th January,2022.

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