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What is the file extension for MS-DOS?
There is no specific file extension for MS-DOS. Files can have any 3 character extension in MS-DOS.
Does Windows requires a 3 character file extension?
No. The 3 character extension is a limitation of MS-DOS. Versions of Windows from Windows 95 and later support an arbitrary number of characters for a file extension, as long as the total filename length is 255 or less characters.
What are the dos files?
Dos files are the files with the extension .bat which are used for programming in DOS. This is also called as batch file programming.
What are the file naming rules in Disc Operating System?
You can use file name as filename.extension. File name in DOS can be maximum of 8 characters and extension is maximum of 3 characters. If you create any file having more character then it will automatically exclude the remaining characters. Say if you create dharmsansar then DOS will save it as dharmsa~..
How do you copy files to ram in ms-dos?
To copy files to RAM in MS-DOS, you have to use the COPY function after converting the file to a system file with the *.sys extension.
Why file extension is only 3 char long?
The old "eight-dot-three" file naming scheme comes from early operating systems (DOS, I think). This refers to an eight character file name, a period to separate it, and a three character file extension. The only reason for this convention was because of limitations of computer hardware and software back then.All modern operating systems will allow you to specify very long file names and extensions.
The ms backup program in dos receives the setting from what files?
The MSBACKUP program in DOS receives its settings from the setup file. This setup file features a .set extension and is created after you make file selections and configure backup settings.
What is a batch file?
A batch file is the text file that contains a series of commands that MS-DOS carries out. A batch file is created by COPY CON command after specifying a file name by using extension as .BAT in DOS mode.
How do you convert an exe file to a pdf file?
A file with the .exe extension is an executable file that can be opened by Windows or MS-DOS that opens a program. It is also known as a program file. A file with the .pdf extension, however, is a document file that can be open by Adobe Reader, Word 2013, or other compatible programs. It is impossible to convert an exe file to a pdf file.
What is a file name's two parts?
not all file names have two parts. MacOS - MacOS9 the filenames were one solid line - macintosh_video_file. The application data was hidden in the resource fork. On Unixes and DOS boxes a file name consists of file name and extension.
Difference between htm and HTML extension?
There is great difference between .htm and .html extensions. Everyone think there is no difference but something is hide here. Acutally I don't know more but one thing is ....Using DOS we can't give more than 3 letter/character extension and when we execute the file from DOS we can't execute the file if it's extension contains more than 3 characters. So we use .htm in earlier time. But nowadays all systems support .html extension. In preferred to use .htm extension not .html because .htm is supported either old systems and modern systems. Dr.Nach
Under DOS a file name can contain up to characters?
8 characters a decimal the 3 letters for extension. 8.3
