In the MSDOS editor type in some lines of text and save as JUNKl.TXT in the COURSEl sub-directory

         4 dir(s)       1,454,080 bytes free

A:\>dir\work

 Volume in drive A is CHAOS 1

 Volume Serial Number is 3546-19FA

 Directory of A:\work

.              <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 .

..             <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 ..

COURSE1        <DIR>        15/06/03  18:41 course1

DATA           <DIR>        15/06/03  18:41 data

MATHS          <DIR>        15/06/03  18:41 maths

         0 file(s)              0 bytes

         5 dir(s)       1,454,080 bytes free

4. In the MSDOS editor type in some lines of text and save as

JUNKl.TXT in the COURSEl sub-directory

A:\>edit

Text entered: The black cat sat on the black mat and ate syrupy goodies.  He became so fat that he never moved again, ever.

A:\>dir\work\course1

 Volume in drive A is CHAOS 1

 Volume Serial Number is 3546-19FA

 Directory of A:\work\course1

.              <DIR>        15/06/03  18:41 .

..             <DIR>        15/06/03  18:41 ..

JUNK1    TXT           111  15/06/03  20:40 JUNK1.TXT

         1 file(s)            111 bytes

         2 dir(s)       1,453,056 bytes

5. Create a new sub-directory named BACKUP of the sub-directory HOME

A:\>md\home\backup

A:\>dir\home

 Volume in drive A is CHAOS 1

 Volume Serial Number is 3546-19FA

 Directory of A:\home

.              <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 .

..             <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 ..

LETTERS        <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 letters

ACCOUNTS       <DIR>        15/06/03  18:40 accounts

BACKUP         <DIR>        15/06/03  20:30 backup

         0 file(s)              0 bytes

         5 dir(s)       1,453,056 bytes free

6. Copy the contents of the file JUNKl.TXT from the COURSEl sub-directory to the BACKUP sub-directory, calling the copied file JUNK2.TXT

A:\>cd\work\course1

A:\work\course1>copy JUNK1.TXT a:\home\backup

        1 file(s) copied

A:\work\course1>cd\home\backup

A:\home\backup>ren junk1.txt junk2.txt

A:\home\backup>dir

 Volume in drive A is CHAOS 1

 Volume Serial Number is 3546-19FA

 Directory of A:\home\backup

.              <DIR>        15/06/03  20:30 .

..             <DIR>        15/06/03  20:30 ..

JUNK2    TXT           111  15/06/03  20:40 junk2.txt

         1 file(s)            111 bytes

         2 dir(s)       1,452,544 bytes free

7. How would you arrange for MS-DOS to search the ACCOUNTS and DATA sub-directories as well as the root directory of drive C when looking for a file called SAMPLE.TXT?

By Using the DIR/S command, this command lists the files in the directory and all subdirectories.  By typing in the filename it searches for that specific file.

A:\>dir/s sample.txt

 Volume in drive A is CHAOS 1

 Volume Serial Number is 3546-19FA

Directory of A:\

File not found

                        1,452,544 bytes free

C:\WINDOWS>dir/s sample.txt

 Volume in drive C has no label

 Volume Serial Number is 11F3-3136

Directory of C:\WINDOWS

File not found

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Using Windows (without the aid of a command prompt)

1. Set up, on another floppy disk, a similar structure to that shown above.

Steps to setup the disk in windows

1. Launch Windows Explorer (from the start menu or icon shortcut)
2. Select the 3½ Floppy (drive A:).  Right click and select Format, select one of the options (either Quick (erase) or Full), enter the disk name ‘CHAOS1’ and click start to format the disk.

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3. To set up directories, select the floppy, click file, new folder.  Right click the new folder and select rename and type the desired name in.  To create the subfolders select the folder first and follow the same steps.

4. Access a word processing package, either MS Word or Notepad and enter a few lines of text, save this to the desired directory.  If the directory is not already selected, select the correct directory from the drop down menu on the save dialogue box.

5. To create a new subdirectory, return to Explorer and select the Home folder and follow the step 5.

6. Select the course1 subdirectory and highlight the Junk1.txt file, select copy, change directory to the Backup subdirectory, select paste.  Right click the Junk1.txt file and change the name to Junk2.txt.  Or alternatively select the ‘copy to’ option and then select the desired directory.

7. To search select the Find option (ctrl+F), type the filename in the box and select the required directories from the drop down menu.

Screenshot showing the final directories set up on the floppy disk using Windows.

2. Specify the major differences between the two environments 95/98/NT v MSDOS.

The main difference between Windows and MS Dos is that Windows is much more user friendly and prettier and can be used by an absolute beginner to complete simple tasks, whereas DOS requires specialist knowledge about the command words that can be used and can prove very frustrating if the command is spelt wrong or simply does not work.  Also some of the commands are not named as you would expect, i.e. if you want to search for a file the DIR command is used (whereas Windows simply uses ‘find’, much more logical) and to someone who is unaware of the commands can prove very frustrating.  The point and click interface of the Windows environment allows tasks to be completed in a short space of time, whereas DOS can be much more time consuming to someone who has never used it before and a lot more frustrating.