DOS or MS-DOS is Microsoft Disk Operating System


DOS is another operating system available with Windows. DOS commands are also called PROMPT commands.


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How start DOS?

-double click on the file C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

or

-START button of Windows, write cmd, press touch ENTER
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Some DOS commands:


TIME


VER


EXIT


HELP


HOSTNAME


IPCONFIG
IPCONFIG /ALL


SYSTEMINFO
SYSTEMINFO > config.txt


CD foldername
CD\
CD..
DIR


Ctrl C (to stop the scrolling of data lines)


SHUTDOWN
SHUTDOWN -R


MKDIR foldername


FORMAT


PING
PING –t
PATHPING
TRACERT


DEL test.txt
DEL *.tmp


NET SHARE
NET ACCOUNTS
NET USE


DXDIAG


IPCONFIG /DISPLAYDNS
IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS
IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS


IPCONFIG /RELEASE
IPCONFIG /RENEW



WMIC OS GET OSARCHITECTURE


WMIC BASEBOARD GET PRODUCT,MANUFACTURER,VERSION,SERIALNUMBER


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Small exercise:
-Make the following DOS commands on your PC:
ipconfig /all
systeminfo
-Copy the results in two files config.txt and system.txt
-Send them to you by email.
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