Understanding Dos

1. DIR/p command if running, the directory (folder) contains more files than will fit on the display screen, the list scrolls off the screen. To list one display screen at a time, the command DIR/p stop the scrolling when the display screens is full. Press any key to continue scrolling through the rest of the files. But, the command DIR/w display files in a column format (Horizontal format) across the screen. More files can be seen in the same amount of screen space compare with DIR/p command at one time. It's because DIR/w command only the file name and extension are listed (as many as five file name or directory (folder) names on each row).

2. CD\ command can direct from directory (folder) or subdirectory (sub folder) to root directory, but CD.. Command only can change to the directory (folder) one level above the current directory (folder), that is to the parent directory (folder). CD\ command also can change the directory (folder) from current directory (folder) to another directory (folder) with following command

C:\> CD\<directory name>

3. a.) MD (MKDIR - Creates a directory), this command is use to makes a multilevel directory structure and new directory (folder).Createas a Debtors directory.

b.)RD (RMDIR - Deletes (removes) a directory), this command is use to removes the directory (folder) or one level subdirectory (subfolder). But the contains of directory must empty. Removes a Debtor Directory.

4. A folders (directory) holds files and lets you organize them into convenient groups so they can be easily located on disk. A subfolder (subdirectory) is a folder (directory) within another folder (directory). Subfolder (subdirectory) can also have subfolder. The main intention of folders and subfolders create are organize file into convenient groups so they can be easily located on hard disk. One of the purpose of directory and subdirectory is it can save a same file name in difference directory or subdirectory.

5. The file has been deleted from a folder (directory) in the C drive, this file is removes in the C drive, but if use DEL command with filename and extension, this file can undeleted with UNDELETE command. If in WINDOWS environment, this file will locate in RECYCLE BIN and if you empty RECYLE BIN this file will be removes. This file can't restore again.

6. Copy a file named AXIOM from my diskette to the C drive, I can use the COPY command. For examples:

A:\> COPY AXIOM.* C:\

C:\> COPY A:\AXIOM.*

A:\> XCOPY AXIOM.* C:\

 

Understanding Microsoft Word

7. The difference between the commands FILE-SAVE and FILE-SAVE AS are the FILE-SAVE is stores a file with it's file name, location and file format, but FILE-SAVE AS saves a file with new file name, new location, new file format, also able saves as to current directory and change a file name.

8. The uses of setting gutter margins for documents are add the extra space to the left margin. The prime purpose is to who want make a book with many papers or pages, then the gutter margins will give the space on left to clip the book, if you insert amount on gutter margins.

9. The function of the FORMAT PAINTER is copies the format from a selected object or text and applies it to the object or text you already click. If you double click FORMAT PAINTER, you can apply many object or text.

10. a. NUMBERING icon we will find in FORMAT TOOLBAR. The function of this icon is adds numbers to selected paragraphs or text. And also remove numbers from selected paragraphs or text if this paragraph or text already have a numbers.

b. BULLETS icon also find in FORMAT TOOLBAR. The function of this BULLETS icon are adds a BULLETS to selected paragraph or text. And also deletes BULLETS from selected paragraph or text.