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What You Should Know

As a minimum, you should be familiar with computer connection and turn-on procedures. If you have a printer, you should know how to connect it your computer, set switches, and load paper and ribbons. You should also be familiar with your system's monitor type, keyboard, available memory, and storage subsystem. In particular, you should check the versions of DOS you are using. Many commands have been added in recent DOS releases. If you have an old version, such as 2.01, some commands may not be available for your use. However, with only a few exceptions, this blog describes the basic set of DOS commands available to most DOS versions beginning with DOS versions 2.01. Commands introduced in later versions of DOS are identified for you.

Finally, you should be familiar with your keyboard. If you are not fully familiar with your keyboard, read the descriptive information and compare it to your keyboard.

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