Why is it important not to edit Autoexec.bat wih word-processing software such as Microsoft Word or WordPefect?
Give two ways to acess a comand prompt from Windows 95/98.
What are the two wildcard characters that can be used in command lines?
What is the name of the single directory created when a floppy disk or logical drive is first formatted?
The ___ command erases files or groups of files.
The ___ command displays or changes the read-only, archive, system, and hidden characteristics of files.
What is the command to copy Myfile.dat from the root directory of drive A to the \Data folder on drive C?
What is the command to make the file Myfile.txt a hidden system file?
What is the purpose of the Ebd.cab file on the Windows 98 startup disk?
List the steps to add a shortcut to your Windows desktop to access a command prompt window.
When using real-mode command prompt, how will DOS display the filename Mydocument.doc?|||Why is it important not to edit Autoexec.bat wih word-processing software such as Microsoft Word or WordPefect? -- This is because Microsoft Word or WordPerfect may imbed their own formatting codes which DOS may not understand
Give two ways to acess a comand prompt from Windows 95/98.
1) Start-Run-Command.
2) Start-program-accessories-command prompt
What are the two wildcard characters that can be used in command lines?
* and ?
What is the name of the single directory created when a floppy disk or logical drive is first formatted?
a:\ (root directory)
The ___ command erases files or groups of files.
DELETE
The ___ command displays or changes the read-only, archive, system, and hidden characteristics of files.
ATTRIB
What is the command to copy Myfile.dat from the root directory of drive A to the \Data folder on drive C?
COPY A:\ C:\DATA (note that there%26#039;s a space between a:\ and C:\data)
What is the command to make the file Myfile.txt a hidden system file?
ATTRIB +H +S MYFILE.TXT
What is the purpose of the Ebd.cab file on the Windows 98 startup disk?
The Ebd.cab file is a compressed file whose contents are extracted to the Ramdrive during the startup process
List the steps to add a shortcut to your Windows desktop to access a command prompt window.
1) Right-click on the desktop.
2) left-click on new (you may be able to just click on shortcut)
3) Left-click on shortcut.
4) Enter the path and program name (for example C:\xxx.exe)
5) Click next.
6) Type in a name for this shortcut.
7) Click finish/ok.
When using real-mode command prompt, how will DOS display the filename Mydocument.doc?
mydocume~1 doc|||The ___ command erases files or groups of files.
The ___ command displays or changes the read-only, archive, system, and hidden characteristics of files.
