Resources (with Computer Dictionary) (with Microsoft XP Commands)

Chapter 1 Getting Started with the Operating System (HELP, CLS, VER, DATE, TIME, DIR, DISKCOPY)

Chapter 2 Command Syntax: Using the DIR Command with Parameters and Wildcards ( A:  C:  F:  *  ?  >  >>  /? )

Chapter 3 Disks and Formatting (FORMAT,  VOL, LABEL)

Chapter 4 Program Files, Data Files, and Subdirectories (MD, MKDIR, CD, PROMPT,  MOVE, RD, RMDIR, PATH)

Chapter 5 Internal Commands: COPY and TYPE

Chapter 6 Using DEL, REN, MOVE, and RD /S

Chapter 7 Using ATTRIB, SUBST, XCOPY, DOSKEY and the TEXT EDITOR

Chapter 8 Using TREE, and CHKDSK

Chapter 9 Pipes and Redirection

Chapter 10 Introduction to Batch Files

Chapter 11 Advanced Batch Files

All Chapter Notes as a single file

DOS Commands Review This is a list of the commands covered in class

Flash Cards

List of all Commands

Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Chapter 4, 5, and 6

Chapters 7, 8, and 9

Chapters 10 and 11

Movies

Command Prompt Window Properties

Chapter 1 Commands

Microsoft Command Line Reference This is the site from Microsoft that explains each of the commands for XP.

Examples List of some examples from the Microsoft web site

HELP List of Windows XP DOS Commands when you type the HELP command

Notes A short list of Command Prompt examples

Student Files This link has the file windosbk.zip to be used for the exercises in this class

DOS Tutorial This is a basic DOS Tutorial

DOS Commands This is a list of DOS Internal and External Commands and Batch Files

DOS Commands and Samples This site has the old DOS 6.22 version of the help file online. You can get the syntax, notes and examples for any DOS command.

Xcopy Exercises Requires that chapter7.bat batch files have been done first

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1723 From Irene - Beginner's DOS site

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/CommandBar.asp From Irene - Program that displays a GUI interface while working with a command prompt

ASCII Version of Star Wars. Start -> Run -> CMD -> telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Batch Files

Batch File Exercises This is an exercise in making batch files for each chapter

Batch File Folder Student files and files used for batch file examples

Network.Zip is a zip file with batch files that simulate a computer network. Download and unzip the file into the c:\batch\network folder. View the contents of the batch files

Netware.Zip is a zip file with a simulation of installing Novell's Netware network operating system. It requires that you boot from a floppy disk that loads ANSI.SYS. You can still read the batch file code.

blockbuster.txt sorted.txt

Jame's Batch file game

debug < reply.txt to make a .COM program called reply.com that you may use as input for batch file keying.bat

www.langa.com/cleanup_bat.htm From Irene - Site that has batch files to clean up junk from your PC- look at batch file commands

www.computerhope.com/batch.htm From Irene - Site with information about batch files

(Batch file examples from http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Bat-Samp.html#CDD)

HELP.COM HELP.HLP QBASIC.EXE QBASIC.HLP download to a folder

SAMPLE.BAS OSI.BAS are two BASIC files for practice

Batch File examples A few examples of how students came up with different batch files for the same assignment

Boot Disks This site has programs that you can freely download to make boot disks and other utilities

Boot Sector This is from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It shows how to use the DOS debug program to look at the first sector of a floppy disk.

http://www.computerhope.com From Irene - Free computer help for everyone