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Getting to Know MS-DOS

28/01/2000


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Table of Contents

Getting to Know MS-DOS

Course Description

Schedule for Day 1

Schedule for Day 2

What is MS-DOS?

Your Computer Hardware

Starting Your Computer

Using the Editor

MS-DOS Memory

Measuring Memory

MS-DOS File Names

File Name Quiz

Magnetic Disks

Care of Floppy Diskettes

Care of Hard Disks

The Format Command

Murphy’s Law and Computers

The DIR Command

Changing Disk Drives

Copying Files

Deleting Files

Undeleting Files

Getting Help

Review for Day 1

The Filing System

Example Directory C:\Kevin\Personal\Resume.txt

Making Directories

Example Disk Organization C:\KEVIN\PERSONAL\RESUME.TXT

Changing Directories

Copying Files to Directories

Viewing the Directory Tree

Copying Directories

Removing Directories

The MOVE Command

Pruning Directory Trees

The CHKDSK Command

Backup and Restore

Suggested Backup Schedule

Backup Alternatives

Computer Viruses

The PATH Command

The AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

The CONFIG.SYS file

Where to Get More Help

Review for Day 2

Coffee Break - 15 minutes

These are the course notes for the "Introduction to MS-DOS" course formerly taught by the Department of Computing Services at the University of Saskatchewan. This course is no longer taught because most people now use MS-Windows or MS-NT. However, these notes may be of use to people still using MS-DOS on older computers, or people who wish to learn about how to use the DOS Command Prompt in Windows.

Author: Computing Services

Email: its.training@Usask.CA

Home Page: http://www.usask.ca/its/courses/cai/ms-dos_intro/

Other information:
Part of the ITS Workshop series.