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Which is best dos or windows?

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Windows is better than DOS in many ways 1. Windows is graphical user interface while DOS is command line interface. 2. Windows has more security than DOS. 3. Windows supports a large number of applications and utilities that are not supported by DOS. 4. Windows is more user friendly and widely accepted. 5. Windows allows easy networking and network mapping. 6. Windows allows interactive troubleshooting. 7. Windows uses hybrid kernel while DOS uses monolithic kernel. 8. Windows (Xp onwards) supports plug and play devices while DOS doesnt. The list is endless.

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MS-DOS 7.x was the last version of MS-DOS that could load Windows (from then on, Windows loaded itself directly). As such, MS-DOS 7 is arguably the best "pure" version of MS-DOS. However, all versions after MS-DOS 5 report themselves as being version MS-DOS 5 or report themselves to be a version of Windows.

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