Why Windows is better than DOS?
Does Windows Vista supports MS-DOS?
It supports some dos commands. Use start->run->cmd to check this out.
Does IBM PC dos come with a GUI?
IBM PC DOS doesn't come with a GUI, Just a black & white screen at first after that the colored screen was developed, but the first GUI product was an apple product.
VBS Commands A-Z
A
Abs(number) Absolute (positive) value of number
.AppActivate Activate running command
Array(el1,el2,el3) Add values to an Array variable
Arguments.Item .Count and .length
Asc(String) Return ASCII code for string
AscB(String) Return Byte code for string
AscW(String) Return Unicode code for string
.BrowseForFolder Prompt the user to select a folder
c
Call subroutine (arguments) or subroutine arguments
CBool(expression) Convert expression to Boolean (True/False)
CByte(expression) Convert expression to Byte (0-255)
CCur(expression) Convert expression to Currency (numeric)
CDate(expression) Convert expression to Date
CDbl(expression) Convert expression to Double (up to 1.79x10308)
Chr(ChrCode) Return the string character for ChrCode (ASCII code)
ChrB(ChrCode) Return the string character for ChrCode (Byte code)
ChrW(ChrCode) Return the string character for ChrCode (Unicode/DBCS)
CInt(expression) Convert expression to Integer
.CreateObject Create a WSH automation object
.CreateShortcut Create Shortcut
cscript Run a VBScript .vbs file
d
Date() The current system date
DateAdd Add a time interval to a Date
DateDiff Return the time interval between two dates
DatePart Return a unit of time from a date
DateSerial Return a Date from a numeric Year, Month and Day
DateValue Return a Date from a string expression
Day(date) Return the day component of date (1-31)
Dim Declare a new variable or array variable
Do..Loop Repeat a block of statements
Drives
Drive Map .MapNetworkDrive - .Enum - .Remove
e
.Echo Echo text to screen, also StdOut.Write /.Popup
End End a procedure or code block
Environment Variables - Expand - .Delete/Remove
Escape(String) Return only ASCII characters from a Unicode string.
Eval(expr) Evaluate an expression
.Exec Run a command
Exp(n) Return e (base of natural logs) raised to a power n.
Exit Exit a block of code immediately
f
FileSystemObject Work with Drives, Folders and Files
Filter Produce an array by filtering an existing array
Fix(number) Return the integer portion of a number
(negative numbers round up)
For...Next Repeat a block of statements a given number of times
For Each... Loop through the items in a collection or array
FormatCurrency Format a number with a currency symbol
FormatNumber Format a number
FormatPercent Format a number with a % symbol
FormatDateTime Format a Date/Time value
Function Define a function procedure
g
GetLocale() Return the Regional LocaleID
.GetObject Get an Automation object
Hex(number) Return the hex value of number
Hour(time) Return the hour component of time
i
If..Then Conditionally execute a block of statements
InputBox Prompt for user input
InStr Find one string within another
InStrRev Find one string within another, starting from the end
Int(number) Return the integer portion of a number
(negative numbers round down)
IsArray(varname) Is varname an array? True/False
IsDate(expression) Is expression a DateTime? True/False
IsEmpty(expression) Is expression empty? True/False
IsNull(expression) Is expression a DateTime? True/False
IsNumeric(expression) Is expression a Numeric? True/False
IsObject(expression) Is expression an object? True/False
l
LCase(String) Return String in lower case
Left(String,len) Return the leftmost len characters of string
LeftB(String,len) Return the leftmost len bytes of string
Len(String) Return length of string in characters
LenB(String) Return length of string in Bytes
Log(number) Return natural log of number
.LogEvent Log an item in the Event log
LTrim(String) Remove any leading spaces from a string expression
m
.MapNetworkDrive Drive Map
Mid Return a mid-section from a string
Minute(time) Return the minute component of time
Month(date) Return the month component of date
MonthName Convert a month number to a descriptive Month
MsgBox Display a dialogue box message
Now() Return the current Date and Time
o
On Error Error handling
Option Explicit Force all variables to be defined
p
.AddPrinterConn / .AddWindowsPrConn Add Printer connection
.EnumPrinterConnections List Printer connections
.SetDefaultPrinter Set default printer
.RemovePrinterConnection Remove printer connection
Private VarName Declare a local variable/array variable
Public VarName Declare a public variable/array variable
q
.Quit Quit
r
Randomize(number) Initialise the random number generator
.ReadLine Accept user text input
ReDim Resize a dynamic array
RegExp Regular expression search object
.RegDelete Registry, delete
.RegRead Registry, read
.RegWrite Registry, write
Replace Find and replace text
Right(String,len) Return the rightmost len characters of string
RightB(String,len) Return the rightmost len bytes of string
RGB(Red,Green,Blue) Return a system color code
Rnd Return a random number
Round Round a number to n decimal places
RTrim(String) Remove any trailing spaces from a string expression
.Run a command
s
Second(time) Return the second component of time
Select...Case Conditionally execute a block of statements
.SendKeys
Set variable = object Assign an object reference
SetLocale(LocaleID) Set the Regional LocaleID
Sgn(number) The sign of a number
Shell.CurrentDirectory Retrieve or change the current directory
Shortcut create .CreateShortcut
.Sleep
.SpecialFolders Path to Desktop,Start menu, Programs...
Split Parse a string of delimited values into an array
Sqr(number) Square root
StrComp Compare two strings
String Create a string with a single character repeated
StrReverse Reverse a string
Sub Start a subprocedure
t
Time() The current system time
Timer() The number of seconds since midnight
TimeSerial Construct a Time value from Hours, Minutes and seconds
TimeValue Convert a string to a Time value
Trim(String) Remove leading and trailing spaces from string
u
UBound Return the largest subscript for an array dimension
UCase(String) Uppercase String
UnEscape(Str) Return Unicode characters from an escaped ASCII string
w
Weekday Return the day of the week (1-7)
WeekdayName Return the named day of the week
While...Wend Conditionally repeat a block of statements
With Assign multiple properties of an object
wscript.Name Wscript properties: name, version, mode
Year(date) Return the year component of date (1-12)
What does the MS-DOS stands for and what are the three main system files of MS-DOS?
MS-DOS = MicroSoft Disk Operating System & IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, & COMMAND .COM
What is the key command for DOS?
Go to the Command prompt and run "help" command to see the command list..
Difference between copy and move command?
The copy command creates a duplicate of the selected content in the new location, such that there are now two copies of the content, while the move command moves the content from the original location into the new location, such that only one copy of the content still exists after moving.
Which command is used to backup in DOS 6 plus version?
The BACKUP command is used to backup in DOS 6 plus version.
Press Ctrl + C
For A+ , the answer is Ctrl + Break
Who the best kisser in dos palos?
Anaceli Solis is the best kisser in Dos Palos. That girl sure no how to get down on kissing.
What version of Windows was the first consumer version to completely eliminate the need of MS-DOS?
Windows XP
What is the function of io.sys in DOS?
The io.sys file contains the basic I/O software for real mode and is required for Windows 9x/ME or MS-DOS to boot.
What is the maximum length of a file name in MS-DOS in NTFS?
On FAT16 partitions, you are limited to 8 characters for the name plus 3 for the file extension. If you have FAT32 and a capable kernel, you can use up to 255 characters in total as a file name.
In the original MS-DOS of the pre-Windows 95 era, filenames were only allowed to have 8 letters, followed by a period '.', then only 3 letters for the file extension.
After Windows 95, filenames can have a maximum of 255 characters.
MS-DOS was the primary PC operating system during which time period?
MS-Dos was first released in August 1981. It remained a staple of computer users until its final release in September 2000.
What are internal DOS command?
Internal DOS command are those which were pre loaded into the Operating system. (I am talking about the DOS ver 3.2) In contrast to the External DOS commands, which are the utilities developed for different functionalities (usually .exe and .com files) eg. FORMAT, DISKCOPY,FDISK which are to be used from the storage medium they are in; in the floppy drive (or a Hard Disk Drive!!! on a Intel 286 based AT computer with a storage capacity of 20 MB!!! How large compared to stacks of floppies each with 360 KB capacity!!!) :-)
-PUBBS
What is internet DOS commands?
*help
This command gives you a key to virtually everything you need to use DOS effectively. Can't remember the format for the FORMAT command? Not a problem! Type HELP FORMAT and press the ENTER key, and you've got everything you need to use FORMAT! This is true for virtually every DOS command so if you remember HELP command name you won't have any problems.
Another way to get help (or, if you don't install the HELP files suggest above, the ONLY way to get help in Windows 95) is to use /? (slash, question mark) after any command. This is faster and sometimes a more useful form of help, but it is generally only a listing of options. HELP is usually a more verbose help facility than /? is.
*copy
Once you know where to get help, the rest is easy. The whole purpose of DOS is to let you get around the directory tree easily. You use DOS to start applications (like my own P11.EXE program) and to copy files, delete files, build places to put files, and compare files, and so on. Files, Files, Files. That's what DOS is really for.
The #1 tool for file handling is the COPY command. Specify the "from" file first, then the "to" file. COPY only copies from within one directory at a time, but the "to" directory can be different. For copying entire directory structures, use XCOPY instead.
What makes COPY so powerful is that you can use "wild cards" like * and ? within the file name.
*xcopy
Like COPY, XCOPY can use wildcards to copy a file or group of files to another directory. But XCOPY is more powerful because it has the ability to copy an entire directory structure in one command. Use the /s option to accomplish this. Use HELP XCOPY to learn more, of course!
*cd
CD is the cold, hard way of doing things, but sometimes it's the right way. What makes it cold and hard is that in comparison to Norton's Change Directory (normally abbreviated NCD, but I abbreviated it to C on my system), the DOS CD command requires you to type the complete directory entry, all the way back to the root level! This is absurd. NCD, on the other hand, lets you type in anything that's close, and it will search your entire directory structure and plop you down right where you want to be. For example, to go to the \p11\pumps\svgapump directory, I can just type in: c svgap and immediately NCD will take me there. With CD, I would have to type cd \p11\pumps\svgapump to accomplish the same thing. Saving keystrokes is the name of the game. (That's why later in this tutorial, you'll learn to write batch files.)
In dos what is the function of a parameter?
A parameter is a command-line switch or an argument to a function. We use parameters to specify the input variables for the commands or functions we invoke. For instance, when we want to list the contents of a directory or folder, we have to pass the directory or folder path to the appropriate command so that it knows which directory or folder to process.
MS-DOS 1.0 came out in July of 1981. There were other versions before it but that was pretty much the first version sold to the public.
What is the disk scheduling in ms dos?
Its regarding disk scheduling in any OS..
When a process wants to do disk I/O, it makes a call to the operating system. Since the operation may take some time, the process is put into a blocked state, and the I/O request is sent to a part of the OS called a device driver. If the disk is idle, the operation can be started right away, but if the disk is busy servicing another request, it must be added to a queue of requests and wait its turn. Thus the total delay seen by the process has several components:
What are the advantages of Internal Commands of MS-DOS?
They don't offer any real advantages other than perhaps being slightly faster.