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| A master control program or set of programs that manages the operation of all the parts of a computer. |
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| Rules for valid file naming |
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| Must be unique, broken into two parts name and extention, and a maximum of 255 characters. |
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| a name that is usually short translated into another name that is long and difficult to remember. |
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| External commands is a program that resides on a disk and must be read into RAM before it can be used. Internal commands are automatically load and stored into the RAM. |
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| f3=last command used, f9=choose command line number in last used, f7=displays a list of commands recently used, f3=last command used |
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| A qualifier or modifier that can be added to a command and will specify the action to be taken. |
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| A modifier that controls the execution of a command. |
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| A special character that is used to separate information so that an operating system can recognize where on part of a parameter ends and the next one begins. |
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| Tells windows where to look for programs and files on a disk that has more than one directory |
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| The disk drive that the os looks on to locate commands or file if no other instructions are given. |
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| Each operating system has a unique way of recording information on a disk. Its organizational scheme is the file system. |
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| System originally used by MS-DOS to organize and manage files. The FAT is a data structure that is created on a disk when it is formatted. |
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| new technology file system – newer file system needed for performance and larger disks used today. Also, it is more secure, effecient, and offers ability to compress files and assign disk quotas. |
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| windows future storage is a cancelled data storage and management system based on relational databases. |
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| the first sector on every logical drive |
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| The directory that windows creates on each disk when the disk is formatted. |
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| A map of the disk that keeps track of all the clusters on a disk. It is used in conjunction with the directory table. |
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| The smallest unit of disk space that DOS can write to or read from. It is comprised of one or more sectors. |
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| Since clusters are made up of one or more 512-byte sectors and windows reads to or writes from only one cluster at a time, a file will occupy more space than it needs for its data. |
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| Used before booting. It determines the location of the bootle partition of the hard disk and gives control over it. |
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| First file on a ntfs volume which tracks all the files and directories in a volume. |
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| Physically dividing a section of the hard disk from other sections of the disk and then having the operating system treat that section as if it were a seperate unit. |
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| The direct route from the root directory through the hierarchial structure of a directory tree to the subdirectory of interest. |
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| The path from where you are to where you want to go in relation to the directory tree hierarchial structure. |
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| Software that is free on a trial basis with the option to either purchase it or remove it from your hard disk. |
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| Computer program given away free of charge and often made avilable on the internet or through newsgroups. |
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| Most items in windows are considered objects. They can be opened, have properties, and be manipulated. Can also have settings and parameters. |
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| Each object has properties and properties may have values. |
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| displays just the date without prompting for a new one |
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| copies the contents of one disk to another. |
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| displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory with wide list format and pauses after each screenful of information. |
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| displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory sorted by name in alphabetical order and in reverse order. |
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| displays a list of files in specified directory and all subdirectories. |
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| Displays the short names generated for non-8dot3 file names. (alias) |
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| Changes current drive in addition to changing current directory. |
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| formats a disk quickly and labels it |
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| displays the disk volume label and serial number |
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| displays or sets a search path for executable files. |
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| removes all directory and files in the specified directory in addition to the directory itself. |
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| moves file and renames file and directories |
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