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:
Name Role
Members (if
Group):

Section:
Professor:

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I. 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]

II. 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]

III. 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.

IV. 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

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 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.

V. GRADING SYSTEM / RUBRIC (please see separate sheet)

VI. LABORATORY ACTIVITY

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]

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

3. Creating a new folder [hint: right click > new > folder]

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

5. Finding how to find Windows help [hint: click on Windows Start button,
and then type Get Help, look for any help topic]

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 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.

2. On the properties window, click on Device Manager. Note down all

information about hardware devices.

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 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

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 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

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 2. 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.

The cd\ command takes you back to the root directory of the current
drive. As shown below, if you were in the same \Windows\System32
directory and typed the cd\ command, it would take you to the C:\

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

Start by typing the following: notepad f:\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..

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 Create two more text files in the same directory. Call them
goodbye.txt and dejavu.txt.

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 You can view your files by using the type command.

type c:\new\utility\dejavu.txt

4. Type cls [clear screen] to remove the clutter of old commands from
your screen any time you want to.

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 5. View the contents of the c:\new directory by typing the following:

dir c:\new

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 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.

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

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

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

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 Use the dir command to make sure it happened.

7. 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.

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 What did you type?

xcopy c:\new\data\stuff

8. 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 f:\new\data\stuff\hello.txt

What result did you get?

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 ______________________________________________________________________

9. 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 f:\new\data

10. 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?

In computing, rd is a command which will remove an empty directory

on various operating systems.

Note: Just write down your observations and leave the

directory unchanged for now.

11. 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.

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 12. Change the name of the hello.txt file by using the ren[ame]
command. Type:

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

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

del c:\new\data\hello.txt

14. 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.

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 15. 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.

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

rd c:\new /s

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VII. QUESTION AND ANSWER

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

Windows 10 pro

2. What Service Pack is installed?

3. What is the computer’s full name?

4. What is the CPU name and the clock speed of the CPU?

5. What is the amount of RAM present?

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

None

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

Wireless Internet Adapter

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

No F: drive

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.

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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 *M

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

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

*.DOC

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

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 *.HTM

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

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

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:\MYFILE\MYFILE1.txt

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

cd\

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

del *

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

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 DELTREE C:\FIT

VIII. REFERENCES
 Docter, Q., Dulaney, E., & Skandier, T. (2016). CompTIA + Complete Study
Guide (3rd Edition)
 Meyers, M. (2016). All In One CompTIA A+ Certification. Mc Graw Hill.
 Pearson. (2016). Introduction to Computers and Information Technology.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
 Tavani, H. T. (2016). Ethics and Technology. Wiley.
 White, R. (2015). How Computer Work: The Evolution of Technology. IN: Que.

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