Lesson 2: MS-DOS
Lesson 1 presented the basics of operating systems-what they are and what they do. It also provided a summary of two important operating systems: MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. This lesson takes us one step further. By knowing how to configure an operating system, a computer technician can gain optimal performance from a machine. This lesson covers configuration of the MS-DOS operating system. It is not intended to be a complete course in MS-DOS; however, some important techniques useful to the computer professional are pointed out. Gaining an understanding of MS-DOS and being able to use an MS-DOS manual as a reference are requirements for the computer professional. Learning MS-DOS requires perseverance and hands-on experience.
NOTE
Many book and computer/software stores offer books that describe the various software operating systems. A reference book for each operating system is a necessary component of the computer professional's technical library.
After this lesson, you will be able to:Estimated lesson time: 45 minutes
- Use basic MS-DOS commands to increase the performance of a computer.
- Optimize the MS-DOS CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
- Optimize conventional memory in a MS-DOS machine.