COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND MULTIMEDIA ARTS

CCS0001L
(INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING)

EXERCISE

5
OPERATING SYSTEMS
(MS DOS Commands and MS Windows Basic
Operations)
Student Name / Group
Name: Chaela Gonzaga

Members (if Group):

N/A

Section:
AM11

Professor:
Sir Ian Tiao
 PROGRAM OUTCOME/S (PO) ADDRESSED BY THE LABORATORY EXERCISE
Apply knowledge through the use of current techniques and tools necessary for the IT profession [PO: I]
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME/S (CLO) ADDRESSED BY THE LABORATORY EXERCISE
To select and use appropriate techniques and modern computing tools for computing activities. [CLO: 3]

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME/S (ILO) OF THE LABORATORY EXERCISE

At the end of this exercise, students must be able to:

Understand the basic concepts of operating systems.

Use the Windows operating system.
Perform basic tasks specific to Windows operating system.
Identify the system and hardware specifications of the computer.
Execute MS DOS commands to perform specific tasks.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Windows is the most common operating system used for PCs. It is essential that you familiarize yourself with
the basic functionality of this OS.

It is necessary that you are aware of the hardware components of your computer. While the operating system
usually takes care of the complexity of managing the hardware components of your computer system,
knowledge on hardware specifications helps when you have to:

1. Install an operating system

2. Upgrade your computer system
3. Diagnose and repair problems in your computer system

On the other hand, many of you may not have spent very much time at the Windows Command Line. Some of
you may think it’s obsolete. Command line interfaces are still with us and are likely to remain for quite some
time.

This lab activity will help you become more familiar with the Windows operating system environment. It will also
help you learn and understand MS DOS commands needed to perform specific tasks using the Command Line
Interface.
 LABORATORY ACTIVITY

IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE DOING THIS ACTIVITY: To ensure safety of your own devices,
proceed to our Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) Virtual Office (you can find it in
your dashboard, if not, you can see it in the Courses page on your Canvas) and request for a
remote access to our computer laboratory facilities. Make sure to type the commands as
stated.

TASK 1: Familiarization with Windows operating systems basic tasks (Paste a screen shot/s of
every instruction)

1. Copying/ pasting a file [select a file, right click> copy; go to the directory to paste into, right click
> paste]

1. Creating a new file [hint: right click > new > file type]
1. Creating a new folder [hint: right click > new > folder]

1. Deleting a file [hint: select a file, right click > delete]

1. Finding how to find Windows help [hint: click on Windows Start button, and then type Get Help,
look for any help topic]
TASK 2: Check the specifications of all hardware currently installed in your computer (Type
what is asked in a table)

1. Open Windows Explorer then right click on the This PC from the left pane and then click on
Properties. Note down the specifications of the PC you are working on.

1. On the properties window, click on Device Manager. Note down all information about hardware
devices.
TASK 3: familiarization with ms dos Command line interface commands (paste screen shots
of what you did in every item, or type answer to items that needs answers)

1. Run your command prompt program. Create a new directory [or folder] by typing the following
command. MD is the command, C: is the drive, and new is the name of the folder. The
backslash [\] indicates that the new folder will be created in the root directory of the c: drive.

md c:\new
Nearly all commands use the same kind of syntax, the command name followed by one or more
arguments. You can get information about how to use the command by using the command name
followed by /? [for example, md /?].

Use the md command to create these directories also:

c:\new\data c:\new\programs c:\new\utility

c:\new\data\stuff c:\new\data\letters

1. Use the cd [change directory] command to move within the directories you have created. Check
out the /? Information about the cd command.
What does the cd.. and cd\ options do.

1. Now you will create some ASCII text files and save them in the c:\new\utility directory.

Start by typing the following: notepad c:\new\utility\hello.txt

The contents of the file can be anything you want. When finished, save the file by holding down the
ALT and f keys at the same time. This activates the file menu. Press the X key to select Exit and Y
to save the file you just edited..

Create two more text files in the same directory. Call them goodbye.txt and dejavu.txt.
You can view your files by using the type command.

type c:\new\utility\dejavu.txt

1. Type cls [clear screen] to remove the clutter of old commands from your screen any time you
want to.
2. View the contents of the c:\new directory by typing the following:

dir c:\new
Use the /s switch when you want to view subdirectories. If things just scroll by on the screen, you can
see one screen at a time by adding | more to the end of the command.

1. Next you will copy hello.txt to the c:\new\data\stuff directory by typing:

copy c:\new\utility\hello.txt c:\new\data\stuff\hello.txt

Copy the other text files you created into the c:\new\data\stuff directory.

Use the dir command to make sure it happened.

 1. Now use the xcopy command to copy the contents of the stuff directory to the letters directory.
Check for syntax help to do this with a single command.

What did you type?

copy c:\new\data\stuff /A c:\new\data\letters

1. In this step you will use the fc [file compare] command to compare one of the copies to its
original file. Type the following:

fc c:\new\utility\hello.txt c:\new\data\stuff\hello.txt

What result did you get?

FC: cannot open C:\NEW\UTILITY\HELLO.TEXT - No such file or folder

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1. Use the move command to move a file from the stuff directory to the data directory by typing:

move c:\new\data\stuff\hello.txt c:\new\data

 1. Use the rd command to remove the utility directory by typing:

rd c:\new\utility

What happened when you typed this?

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What must be true in order for the rd command to work?

The following conditions must be met for the rd command to successfully remove a directory:

The Directory Must Be Empty: The rd command can only remove directories that do not contain any
files or subdirectories. If there are files or subdirectories inside, you will need to delete them first.

Correct Path: You must specify the correct path to the directory you wish to remove.

Permissions: You must have the necessary permissions to delete the directory. If you do not have
the appropriate permissions, you may receive an access denied error.

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Note: Just write down your observations and leave the directory unchanged for now.

1. Delete the letters directory using the rd /s command.

rd c:\new\data\letters /s

Be careful when using this command. It deletes ALL contents in the directory.
 1. Change the name of the hello.txt file by using the ren[ame] command. Type:

ren c:\new\utility\hello.txt aloha.txt

1. Delete the file you moved into the data directory. Type:

del c:\new\data\hello.txt
 1. Protect your file so that nobody can edit it. Type:

attrib c:\new\utility\goodbye.txt +r

This makes the file “read only” so it cannot be altered by setting an attribute.

1. Submit a copy of your directory tree to make sure you did the lab correctly. To get a copy of your
directory tree, do the following:

Make sure you are at the root directory of what you just created (c:\new).
Type cls (this prevents junks to be included in the printout)

Type tree /f (this shows the directory tree with the files included)

Now click on the icon in the top left corner of the window. Choose edit / select all / <enter> .

Open a Notepad and paste the information.

Save your file as: lastname_section.txt

Upload your file into our e-learning portal.

 1. Once your activity has been submitted, remove your folder by typing

rd c:\new /s

QUESTION AND ANSWER

1) What is the Operating System being used (complete details)?

Windows 11 version 23H2

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2) What Service Pack is installed?

Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.1041.0

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3) What is the computer’s full name?

LENOVO - 83FQ

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4) What is the CPU name and the clock speed of the CPU?
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450HX 2.40 GHz

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5) What is the amount of RAM present?

16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)

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6) Does the computer have a Bluetooth radio? If yes, provide the complete details?

Yes

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7) Does the computer have a network adapter? If yes provide the complete details.

Yes
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8) Write the DOS command to display a wide listing of the contents of the root directory of the F:
drive.

dir f:\ /w

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9) White the DOS command to display a directory listing of the contents of the root directory of the C:
drive one page at a time.

dir c:\ /p

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10) Write the DOS command to display all the files that begin with the letter "M" in the root directory of
drive C:.

dir c:\ /s M*

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11) Write the DOS command to display all files on drive C whose filenames begin with the letter A and
whose extensions begin with the letter C.

dir c:\ /s A* *C

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12) Write the DOS command to display the files on drive C: that have the .DOC filename extension.

dir c:\ /s *.doc

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13) Write the DOS command to make a sub-directory named NEWDIR.

md c:\NEWDIR

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14) Write the DOS command to rename all the files on drive A which have the .HTML filename
extension to have the .HTM filename extension.

ren A:\* HTML *.HTML

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15) Write the DOS command to change the command prompt to C:\>

cd c:\

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16) Write the DOS command to copy a file named MYFILE1 and name the new copy MYFILE2.

Copy MYFILE1 (directory) MYFILE2

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17) Write the DOS command to erase a file named MYFILE1 which is stored in the sub-directory
named MYFILES located at the root of drive C.

del c:\MYFILES1

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18) Write the DOS command to return you to the root of drive C if your current directory is C:\FIT
\CCS001

cd c:\FIT\CCS001

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19) Write the DOS command to erase all the files on drive C:

rd c:\ /s

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20) Write the DOS command to delete a subdirectory named FIT which is located at the root of drive
C.

rd c:\FIT /s

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