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Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. Answered by Hemant Singh , an ibibo Master, at 12:04 PM on August 05, 2008

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Hemant Singh Profile | Q&A Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. Answered by Ni .. , an ibibo Master, at 6:34 PM on July 30, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 00

Ni .. Profile | Q&A Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. Answered by .... ..... , an ibibo Master, at 1:53 PM on July 24, 2008

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.... ..... Profile | Q&A Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. One of the most confounding issues for the UNIX neophyte is being confronted with a complex UNIX command. The cryptic nature of UNIX is such that even the most seasoned UNIX professional may have trouble deciphering the purpose of the command. Answered by Rocky , an ibibo Master, at 11:36 AM on July 24, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 00

Rocky Profile | Q&A Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a

bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. One of the most confounding issues for the UNIX neophyte is being confronted with a complex UNIX command. The cryptic nature of UNIX is such that even the most seasoned UNIX professional may have trouble deciphering the purpose of the command. Answered by Poonam Singh , an ibibo Master, at 7:19 PM on July 21, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 00

Poonam Singh Profile | Q&A Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. One of the most confounding issues for the UNIX neophyte is being confronted with a complex UNIX command. The cryptic nature of UNIX is such that even the most seasoned UNIX professional may have trouble deciphering the purpose of the command. Because UNIX and MS-DOS were developed at the same time they share some common syntax, and the UNIX neophyte will be happy to find many common commands and concepts. The list below shows some of the commonality between UNIX and MS-DOS commands: Changing directories both DOS and UNIX utilize the cd commands for this purpose, but UNIX has the cd command that allows you to flip-flop between your last two directories. Display file contents UNIX has the cat command and DOS uses the type command.

Setting file permissions DOS uses the attrib command while UNIX uses the chmod command to change file permissions. Copying files DOS uses the copy command, while UNIX uses the cp command. Comparing two files UNIX uses the diff command and DOS has the fc command. Printing files UNIX uses the lp command while DOS uses the print command. Moving files DOS uses the rename command and UNIX uses the mv command. Make a directory UNIX uses the mkdir command while DOS has the md command. Display directory contents UNIX uses the ls command and DOS has the dir command. Delete files DOS uses the del command while UNIX has the rm command. Display the OS version DOS uses the ver command while UNIX has the uname a command. Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 6:08 PM on July 21, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 00

Shobhit Profile | Q&A hi there Back in the days before Microsoft Windows dominated the PC market, operating system were controlled by commands. Prior to MS-Windows, PC users were required to learn these commands in order to perform routine tasks. During the 1980s, Microsoft DOS dominated the PC market while the early UNIX command systems were used on larger multi-processing servers. The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX.

One of the most confounding issues for the UNIX neophyte is being confronted with a complex UNIX command. The cryptic nature of UNIX is such that even the most seasoned UNIX professional may have trouble deciphering the purpose of the command. Because UNIX and MS-DOS were developed at the same time they share some common syntax, and the UNIX neophyte will be happy to find many common commands and concepts. The list below shows some of the commonality between UNIX and MS-DOS commands: Changing directories both DOS and UNIX utilize the cd commands for this purpose, but UNIX has the cd command that allows you to flip-flop between your last two directories. Display file contents UNIX has the cat command and DOS uses the type command. Setting file permissions DOS uses the attrib command while UNIX uses the chmod command to change file permissions. Copying files DOS uses the copy command, while UNIX uses the cp command. Comparing two files UNIX uses the diff command and DOS has the fc command. Printing files UNIX uses the lp command while DOS uses the print command. Moving files DOS uses the rename command and UNIX uses the mv command. Make a directory UNIX uses the mkdir command while DOS has the md command. Display directory contents UNIX uses the ls command and DOS has the dir command. Delete files DOS uses the del command while UNIX has the rm command. Display the OS version DOS uses the ver command while UNIX has the uname a command. Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 3:52 PM on July 21, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 00

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well,UNIX is a computer operating system . DOS,stands for Disk Operating System. UNIX operating systems are widely used in both servers and workstations. The Unix environment and the client-server program model were essential elements in the development of the Internet and the reshaping of computing as centered in networks rather than in individual computers. All DOS-type operating systems run on machines with the Intel x86 or compatible CPUs, mainly the IBM PC and compatibles. Initially, DOS was not restricted to these, and machine-dependent versions of DOS and similar operating systems were produced for many non-IBM-compatible x86-based machines. Under UNIX, the "operating system" consists of many of these utilities along with the master control program, the kernel. The kernel provides services to start and stop programs, handle the file system and other common "low level" tasks that most programs share, and, perhaps most importantly, schedules access to hardware to avoid conflicts if two programs try to access the same resource or device simultaneously. DOS is a single-user, single-task operating system with basic kernel functions that are non-reentrant code; once a process is begun, it must be allowed to run until finished before the same process can be used again. The DOS kernel provides various functions for programs, like displaying characters on-screen, reading a character from the keyboard, and accessing disk files. THESE DIFFERENCES ARE TAKEN FROM : http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Unix http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/DOS Answered by Satya ~ , an ibibo Master, at 1:13 PM on July 21, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 01

Satya ~ Profile | Q&A UNIX is a computer operating system . DOS,stands for Disk Operating System. UNIX operating systems are widely used in both servers and workstations. The Unix environment and the client-server program model were essential elements in the development of the Internet and the reshaping of computing as centered in networks

rather than in individual computers. All DOS-type operating systems run on machines with the Intel x86 or compatible CPUs, mainly the IBM PC and compatibles. Initially, DOS was not restricted to these, and machine-dependent versions of DOS and similar operating systems were produced for many non-IBM-compatible x86-based machines. Under UNIX, the "operating system" consists of many of these utilities along with the master control program, the kernel. The kernel provides services to start and stop programs, handle the file system and other common "low level" tasks that most programs share, and, perhaps most importantly, schedules access to hardware to avoid conflicts if two programs try to access the same resource or device simultaneously. Answered by R.P. Singh , an ibibo Master, at 8:28 PM on July 18, 2008 Report Abuse | Rate this : 01

R.P. Singh Profile | Q&A The main difference between UNIX and DOS is that DOS was originally designed for single-user systems, while UNIX was designed for systems with many users. While PCs have evolved into GUI interfaces such as Windows, UNIX systems have never evolved into GUI environments. Hence, The Oracle professional must master a bewildering number of cryptic UNIX commands in order to manage their Oracle databases, both on Windows NT and UNIX. One of the most confounding issues for the UNIX neophyte is being confronted with a complex UNIX command. The cryptic nature of UNIX is such that even the most seasoned UNIX professional may have trouble deciphering the purpose of the command. Because UNIX and MS-DOS were developed at the same time they share some common syntax, and the UNIX neophyte will be happy to find many common commands and concepts. The list below shows some of the commonality between UNIX and MS-DOS commands: * Changing directories both DOS and UNIX utilize the cd commands for this purpose, but UNIX has the cd command that allows you to flip-flop between your last two directories. * Display file contents UNIX has the cat command and DOS uses the type

command. * Setting file permissions DOS uses the attrib command while UNIX uses the chmod command to change file permissions. * Copying files DOS uses the copy command, while UNIX uses the cp command. * Comparing two files UNIX uses the diff command and DOS has the fc command. * Printing files UNIX uses the lp command while DOS uses the print command. * Moving files DOS uses the rename command and UNIX uses the mv command. * Make a directory UNIX uses the mkdir command while DOS has the md command. * Display directory contents UNIX uses the ls command and DOS has the dir command. * Delete files DOS uses the del command while UNIX has the rm command. * Display the OS version DOS uses the ver command while UNIX has the uname a command. Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:22 PM on July 18, 2008