Assignment of DOS

1. Write down the four versions of DOS.

The four versions of DOS are 4, 5, 5.2, and 6
2. What is the significance of MSDOS.sys program?
It directly interacts with IO.sys and application programs/software. It understands
the signals from IO.sys and makes the application program work accordingly. It
acts as a bridge between IO.sys and application programs.
3. What is the difference between internal and external commands? Explain
with examples
Internal Commands External Commands
1 They are present in command.com 1 They are not present in command.com but
) ) are separate files.
2 They get loaded into 2 They are separate files and do not get
) RAM(Random Access Memory) ) loaded in RAM(Random Access Memory)
on boot up process at boot up process.
3 Example: dir, del, copy Example: xcopy, diskcopy, chkdsk
)

4. Write down the command to format a disk when you are present in any
other disk
C:\>format D:
This command will format D drive
5. Write down the command to display all files having common extension and
hidden.
C:\> dir *.doc /A:h
This command will display all hidden .doc files
6. Write down the command to display all non-hidden read only files and also
sort them in alphabetical order.
C:\>dir /A:r-h /O:n
 7. Create a directory in D drive, enter in that directory and create a
subdirectory there.
C:\>D:
D:\>md pra
D:\>cd pra
D:\pra>md pravah
D:\pra>
Note: md stands for make directory and cd stands for change directory. pra and
pravah are the names of directories here.
8. Copy a file from subdirectory XYZ which is present in directory PQR in D
drive and copy it into E drive with a different name.
C:\> copy D:\PQR\XYZ\filename.ext E:\filename2.ext
9. What is the use of diskcopy command?
Diskcopy command is an external command which makes a copy of removable
disk (source disk) on another disk (target disk). The disk must be removable.
Syntax:
C:\>diskcopy A: D:
10. What is difference between copy and xcopy command? Explain with suitable
examples.
copy xcopy
1 It is an internal command 1 It is an external command
) )
2 It can copy files only 2 It can copy files and folders too
) )
3 While copying it cannot create 3 While copying it can create directory.
) directory )
4 It can combine two files using + 4 It cannot combine two files
) )
5 It is directly associated with target file 5 It is not directly associated with target
) ) file