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Q. Which two commands enable you to move between directories?

  • (A) CD
  • (B) CHDIR
  • (C) MOVE
  • (D) MOVE DIR

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Q. The autoexec.bat configuration file

  • (A) Is run after config.sys on system boot-up
  • (B) Contains all windows configuration files
  • (C) Is also known as config.sys
  • (D) Checks for system polarity

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Q. Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS version?

  • (A) ROM BIOS
  • (B) Video controller
  • (C) Compressed drives
  • (D) Existing backup files

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Q. The MODE command of MS-DOS is used to

  • (A) display information about several types of devices installed in your computer
  • (B) provide various types of control over your printers
  • (C) make changes of the current display
  • (D) All of the above

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Q. Which of the following applies to external DOS commands?

  • (A) External commands reside in RAM until called
  • (B) External commands are stored on disk separately from COMMAND.COM
  • (C) External commands must always be used with the /e switch
  • (D) External commands can only be executed from a batch file.

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Q. Which command is used to delete the directory that is empty?

  • (A) DEL *.*
  • (B) RD
  • (C) ERASE
  • (D) MD

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Q. Which command will be used to display file and directory names only, without size, date, and time information?

  • (A) DIR/W
  • (B) DIR A:
  • (C) DIR/B
  • (D) DIR/S

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Q. To organize files on a disk, MS-DOS separates them into areas called _____

  • (A) directories
  • (B) buckets
  • (C) areas
  • (D) area directories

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Q. The _____ command allows you to modify the default prompt to provide other information

  • (A) prompt
  • (B) windows
  • (C) cursor
  • (D) click

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Q. After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system?

  • (A) Format DOS partition
  • (B) Install operating system
  • (C) Configure DMA channel and back up interrupt
  • (D) Partition hard disk

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