Disk Operating System (DOS) Questions

• DOS uses letters of the alphabet to designate disk drives. How many disk drives can DOS address (recognize)?
• What switch would you use to view Smartdrive statistics?
• You suspect that your automatic modem dialer is not working correctly. Which of the following commands will manually dial the number 123-4567?
• Each time you turn the power switch on, which control files will the computer check?
• Which command is used to display the subdirectory structure of the currently logged drive and pause the screen display after each screenful of information?
• When MS-DOS formats a disk, it automatically creates the main directory on your disk, which is called the _____ directory.
• Which DOS command will configure a serial printing port?
• The COPY command of MS-DOS, is used to:
• Which command below will instruct DOS to do a "quick format".
• Which command will prevent subsequent changes to the file CBT.EXE?
• Which two commands enable you to move between directories?
• The PATH command is usually found as part of your _____ file.
• While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to switch to the monochrome display from color display?
• Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS version?
• If you do not know the current time, which command will you use to display the time?
• Which command will be used to display a column file compression ratio for each file of Double spaced disk?
• Which two of the following DOS commands are used to display or set the date and time of your computer's infernal clock?
• Which DOS command is used to remove and scan memory and disk from viruses?
• While working with MS-DOS, which command is used to copy all files from the currently logged drive and directory with the extension .TXT to the drive A?
• To conserve battery power on your laptop computer. What DOS v6.x command should you use?