International Academy of Design & Technology

IT IT110

Chapter 15

REVIEWING THE BASICS

1)What three OS files are necessary to boot to MS-DOS mode? What is the function of each? What additional two files are not required but are used if they are present?

2. Why is it important not to edit Autoexec.bat with word-processing software such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect?

3. What is the purpose of the command Device=himem.sys in the Config.sys file?

4. Give two ways to access a command prompt from Windows 9x.

5. What Windows 9x/Me program file provides a Command Prompt window?

6. What are the two wildcard characters that can be used in command lines?

7. What is the /S switch used for with the Format command? The /V switch?

8. What is the name of the single directory created when a floppy disk or logical drive is first formatted?

9. Name the Windows 98 command that is used to partition a hard drive.

10. The                  command erases files or groups of files.

11. What command is used to create a subdirectory? To change the current directory? To remove a subdirectory?

12. The                command displays or changes the read-only, archive, system, and hidden characteristics of files.

13. What is a hidden file? Name a Windows 9x file that is hidden.

14. What is the command to copy Myfile.dat from the root directory of drive A to the \Data folder on drive C?

15. What is the command to delete all files in the A:\data folder that begin with the letter A and have the .txt file extension?

16. What is the command to make the file Myfile.txt a hidden system file?

17. What is the command to copy all data and subfolders from the A:\data folder to the C:\data folder?

18. What is the purpose of the Ebd.cab file on the Windows 98 startup disk?

19. What applet in the Windows 98 Control Panel is used to create a startup disk?

20. List the steps to add a shortcut to your Windows desktop to access a command prompt window.

21. At a command prompt, how must you type long filenames that contain spaces?

22. When using a real-mode command prompt, how will DOS display the filename Mydocument.doc?

23. What is the batch file used by Windows 98 to control the boot process?

24. What command used on a startup disk can you use to demonstrate the master boot record is healthy but does not validate the file system on the drive?

25. If you suspect Io.sys or Msdos.sys is missing on the hard drive, what command can you use to refresh these files?

THINKING CRITICALLY

1. If a PC boots first to the hard drive before checking the floppy disk for an OS, how do you change this boot sequence so that it first looks on the floppy disk for an OS?

2. A PC continues to reboot. You try to solve the problem by booting from a Windows 98 startup disk. You boot to the A prompt and look on the hard drive. You discover an unwanted command in the Autoexec.bat file on the hard drive. Explain the source of the problem and describe how to fix it.