Ms-Dos Introduction - IBM WD1003-WA2 User Manual

MS-DOS Introduction
2. How the keys work with DOS
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DOS controls your computer. You control DOS by entering
commands, one after the other. A command is an order or
DOS to perform a particular task.
DOS does not use the fellowing keys:
< CURSOR-DO N > , < HOME >. < END >,
<PgDn >, < TAB >, < CTRL HOME >.
LOCK > .
Sometimes the command will require only a few seconds to
execute, for example, listing the directory of a disk. On die
other hand, you may command DOS to execute an applica ­
tion program, such as a word processor; if you work with the
program for a long time, it may be hours befoic jou return
DOS, there is no special way to stop —
just turnoff the com ­
puter.
This page will give you an instruction to use MS-DOS and will
show you how to use the keyboard and how to select a key ­
board for a foreign language. You will learn how DOS hand­
les the commands that you give it and what you need to
know to understand these commands.
1. How to use MS-DOS
After you boot DOS, you will see the prompt "(:■ (
if you boot from a diskette).
You
will then enter a
mand. DOS will execute the command and display the I' 1
mpt again. You wall enter another command and so on.