Introduction.Who Should Read This Book? What Hardware Do You Need? What Versions Are Covered? What Is Not Covered? How Is This Book Organized? Conventions Used in This Book.I. DOS FUNDAMENTALS.1. DOS and the Personal Computer.DOS, Windows, and the PC. Other Flavors of DOS.
PC Hardware. What Happens When the Power Is Turned On'. DOS and Random Access Memory. DOS and Disks.2. Starting DOS.Booting Your Computer System Configuration. Creating Multiple Configurations.
Project: Controlling the Boot Process.3. Using DOS Commands.Understanding DOS Commands. Understanding the Elements of a DOS Command. Getting Help. Issuing DOS Commands. Troubleshooting.
4. Using the DOS Shell.What Is the DOS Shell? Starting the DOS Shell. Using the DOS Shell Menus. Using the Shell Screen Modes. Using the Program List. Working with Directories. Working with Files.
Using the Task Swapper. Project: Using the Help System.II. FILES AND DIRECTORIES.5. Understanding Files and Directories.Introducing the DOS File System. Understanding the Role of Directories.
Expanding the File System Through Subdirectories. Helping DOS Find Files with PATH. Listing Directories with TREE. Using a Temporary Directory. Troubleshooting.6. Understanding Disks and Disk Drives.Understanding the Disk's Magnetic Storage Technique.
Understanding Disk Drives. Understanding the Dynamics of the Disk Drive. Understanding Disk Formats. Understanding DoubleSpace. Case Study: Adjusting for Drift.7. Preparing and Maintaining Disks.Understanding Disk Preparation.
Preparing Floppy Disks with the FORMAT Command. Preparing the Hard Disk. Disk Commands. Getting the Most Speed from Your Hard Disk. Getting the Most Space from Your Hard Disk. Projects.8. Managing Your Files.
Using DOS to Work with Files. Listing Files with the DIR Command. Viewing Files. Copying Files. Moving Files. Setting Defaults for COPY, XCOPY, and MOVE. Renaming Files. Comparing Files.
Deleting Files. Using Interlnk to Share Another Computer's Resources. Case Study: Editing Files with Multiple Data Formats.9. Protecting Your Data.Avoiding Data Loss. Understanding Microsoft Backup. Using Microsoft Backup.
Understanding Computer Viruses. Unformatting a Disk. Recovering Deleted Files with UNDELETE. Using the Microsoft Undelete Program for Windows 3.x. Project: Developing a Backup Policy.III. Controlling DOS.
10. Working with System Information.Changing the Date and Time. Displaying the Version Using the VER Command. Setting the Version Using the SETVER Command. Displaying Memory Statistics. Loading a Secondary Command Processor.11.
Controlling Your Environment.Changing DOS Variables. Changing the User Interface. Changing Disk Drives.12. Using Peripherals.Understanding Device Drivers. Setting Up Device Drivers.
Troubleshooting Device Drivers.13. Controlling Devices.Device Commands. The CLS Command. The GRAPHICS Command. The PRINT Command. The CTTY Command.
The MODE Command. Using Redirection Commands. The MORE Filter. The FIND Filter. The SORT Filter.14. Understanding the International Features of DOS.Internationalization.
Understanding COUNTRY.SYS. Understanding KEYB.COM. Understanding Code Page Switching. International Country Codes.IV. Maximizing DOS.
15. Using the DOS Editor.Understanding the DOS Editor. Navigating the DOS Editor. Mastering Fundamental Editing Techniques. Learning Special Editing Techniques. Block Editing. Searching and Replacing.
Managing Files. Starting the DOS Editor with Optional Switches. Project: Customizing the DOS Editor Screen.16. Understanding Batch Files.Introducing Batch Files. Understanding the Contents of Batch Files. Creating a Simple Batch File.
Understanding Replaceable Parameters. Using Batch File Commands. Pausing for Input in a Batch File. Using FOR.IN.DO. Moving Parameters with SHIFT. Running Batch Files From Other Batch Files.
17. Understanding.