Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS121AB   19946-20055 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
CIS121AB 19946-20055 L+L 1 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
MS-DOS Operating System
Use of the MS-DOS operating system: basic concepts, internal and external commands, subdirectories, and editor. Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: BPC121AB
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CIS121AB   19946-20055 MS-DOS Operating System
1. Identify and define the major components of a MS-DOS system, both hardware and software. (I)
2. Boot (start) an MS-DOS system. (I)
3. Format and copy diskettes on an MS-DOS system. (II)
4. Use the MS-DOS editor, to create, save, and modify files. (III)
5. Use MS-DOS commands to display disk directories; copy, rename, list, and erase files; change the date and time and use MS-DOS commands to check disk status, search files, and soft files. (IV)
6. Use the keyboard's special keys to perform a variety of tasks. (IV)
7. Create and use and use batch files to perform a series of commands. (V)
8. Create and use subdirectories to organize related groups of files. (VI)
9. Backup and restore files on a hard disk. (VII)
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CIS121AB   19946-20055 MS-DOS Operating System
    I. Introduction to MS-DOS
        A. Hardware requirements
        B. Software requirements
        C. Booting the system
      II. Formatting and Copying Diskettes
          A. Care of diskettes
          B. Formatting blank diskettes
          C. Copying diskettes
        III. Using, the MS-DOS Editor
            A. Filenames and conventions
            B. Creating files
            C. Inserting lines
            D. Displaying lines
            E. Moving and copying lines
            F. Deleting data
            G. Search and replace operations
            H. Terminating Editor
          IV. MS-DOS Commands
              A. Copy Files
              B. Display of change date
              C. Display Directory
              D. Remove files
              E. Renaming Files
              F. Display or change time
              G. Display file contents
              H. Special keys and functions
                  i. Check disk intergrity
                  j. Filter commands
            V. Using Batch Files
                A. Creating batch fiels
                B. Executing batch files
                C. Special batch commands
              VI. Commands for Directories
                  A. Making directories
                  B. Navigating directories
                  C. Removing directories
                VII. Using Hard Disks
                    A. Backup
                    B. Restore
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