MS-DOS is a command line interface that was created for IBM computers. It was gotten from 86-DOS that was developed by Tim Paterson. Currently, MS-DOS is obsolete but is still very useful in some areas like when difficulty is encountered in formatting a hard disk or memory card using normal windows application. Routers can be configure from DOS and it is a very useful tool for testing network connections through pinging. If the network is replying, then the connection is active while if it timed out, it means connection has not been established. To format a hard disk using DOS, do this:
- Go to run and type cmd then enter. This takes you to the command prompt interface
- Type the label of the disk you are about to format i.e d:, e: etc. This will take you to the disk path.
- Then type format d: then enter as the case may be to start the formatting process. It will ask you if you want the volume dismounted (Y/N). Type Y for yes then enter to continue the process. It starts counting from 1% till it gets to 100% which signifies the completion of the process. Hence the disk is formatted.
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