Disk Operating System (DOS) MCQs > FREE SET-2

	1. If you need to duplicate the entire disk, which Dos command will you use?
	A Copy B Diskcopy C Chkdsk D Format Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	2. Which Dos command lists the contents of current directory of a disk
	A Copy B Tree C Cd D Dir Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	3. Only filenames and extensions are to be displayed in wide format, which Dos command you
	A Dir/w B Dir a: C Dir/s D Dir/b Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	4. Which Dos command displays all the files having the same name but different extensions?
	A Dir filename.* B Dir filename.ext C Dir *.sys D Dir *.ext Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	5. Which Dos command displays comma for thousand separating on file size while listing?
	A Dir/w B Dir/s C Dir/b D Dir/c Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	6. Which Dos command is used to display all the files having the .exe extension but different filename?
	A Dir filename.* B Dir filename.ext C Dir *.sys D Dir *.exe Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	7. Which Dos command should be used to display all files within the specified subordinate directory of the subdirectory?
	A Dir \\ pathname B Dir \\ pathname\\pathname C Dir / ch D Dir \\pathname\\filename Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	8. Which Dos command displays the directory list including files in tree structure?
	A Dir/s/f B Tree/f C Tree/s/f D Dir/f Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	9. Which Dos command will be used to display a file within the specified directory of pathname?
	A Dir \\pathname B Dir \\pathname\\pathname C Dir/ch D Dir \\pathname\\filename Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	10. Which Dos command creates a directory or subdirectory?
	A Dir B Mkdir C Md D Both B and C Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	11. Which Dos command displays current directory name or change from one to another?
	A Chdir B Cd C Mkdir D Both A and B Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	12. An entire path name in Dos, consisting of several sub-directory names can contain up to
	A 13 character B 36 character C 63 character D 53 character Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	13. In which year the first operating system was developed
	A 1910 B 1940 C 1950 D 1980 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	14. MS-DOS developed in
	A 1991 B 1984 C 1971 D 1961 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	15. Maximum length of DOS command using any optional parameter is
	A 26 characters B 87 characters C 127 characters D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	16. In which version of DOS, CHKDSK command has been changed to SCANDISK?
	A 5.0 B 6.2 C 6.0 D 6.2 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	17. CHKDSK Dos command is used to
	A Analyze the hard disk error B Diagnose the hard disk error C Report the status of files on disk D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	18. Which Dos command is used to backup in DOS 6+ Version
	A BACKUP B MSBACKUP C MSBACKEDUP D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	19. Copy and Xcopy Dos commands are same in the sense
	A Both are internal command of DOS B Both are external commands of DOS C Both can be used to copy file or group of files D Both A and B Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	20. Which Dos command can be used to clear the screen and display the system prompt on the first line of the display?
	A Cd B Md C Rename D cls Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	21. Internal command in Dos are
	A Cls, rd label B Dir, ren, sys C Time, type, dir D Del, disk copy, label Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	22. Which Dos command is used to copy files?
	A Copy B Diskcopy C Type D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	23. To copy the hidden system files of DOS to another disk you can use the command
	A Copy B Ren C Sys D Diskcopy Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	24. Disk copy command in DOS is used to
	A Copy a file B Copy contents of one floppy disk to another C Copy contents of CD-ROM to another D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	25. SYS command in Dos is used to
	A Copy DOS system files to new disk B Copy DOS configuration files to a new disk C Update the DOS system files D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	26. The command used to copy a file named temp.doc from drive C: to drive A: is
	A Copy temp.doc to a: B Copy c:\\temp.doc a: C Copy c: a: D Copy temp a: c: Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	27. External command in DOS are
	A Copy, edit, sys, format B Edit, sys, chkdsk C Chkdsk, prompt, date D Sys, ver, vol Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	28. Which Dos command is used to get the current date only?
	A Date B Time C Second D All of the above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	29. Generally, the DATE in Dos is entered in the form
	A DD-YY-MM B YY-DD-MM C MM-YY-DD D MM-DD-YY Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	30. DEL Dos command is used to
	A Delete files B Delete directory C Delete labels D Delete contents of file Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	31. Which Dos command be used to ask you to confirm that you want to delete the directory?
	A Deltree B Deltree/f C Del *.*/p D Erase *.* Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	32. Which statement is correct?
	A Directories can be kept inside a file B Files can not be kept inside a directory C 1 millisec = 10 ^ 3 sec D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	33. CHKDSK Dos command can be used to find
	A Disk B Occupied space C Free space D All of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	34. DIR command in Dos is used to
	A Display a list of files in a directory B Display contents of files in directory C Display type of files in a sub directory D All of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	35. The deleted file in MS-DOS can be recovered if you use the command mention below immediately, the command is:
	A DO NOT DELETE B NO DELETE C UNDELETE D ONDELETE Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	36. Dos command to copy the file command.com from drive c: to drive a:
	A Drive c: copy drive a:\\command.com B C:A: copy command.com C Copy c:\\command.com a: D Both B and C Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	37. While working with MS-DOS which key is used to get the previous command used?
	A F3 B F1 C F6 D F9 Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	38. XCOPY Dos command can copy
	A Individual files or group of files B Directories including subdirectories C To diskette of a different capacity D All of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	39. Which Dos command is used to make a new directory?
	A Md B Cd C Rd D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	40. Format command in Dos is used to
	A Prepare a blank disk B Create a new blank disk from a used one C Both of above D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	41. The following command set is correct according to their function
	A RD can MD B DEL and ERASE C CD and RD D COPY and RENAME Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	42. Which Dos command is used to change the file name?
	A Ren B Rename C Both of above D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	43. RESTORE command in Dos is used to
	A Restore files from disks made using the BACKUP command B Restore files which are deleted C Restore files from recycle bin D Restore files which are deleted recently Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	44. The VOL command in Dos is used to
	A See the value of list B See the variety of language C See the disk volume label D See the volume of largest Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option C Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	45. In MS-DOS you can use small or capital letter or combination of both to enter a command but internally MS-DOS work with.
	A Small letter B Capital letter C Both a and b D None of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	46. The maximum length of DOS commands can be
	A 80 chars B 127 chars C 100 chars D 8 chars Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	47. The time command is used to display _________ time.
	A US time B Greenwich Mean Time C Julian Time D System Time Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	48. Which statement is valid about
	A Time command is used to display and allow changes to the system time B Time format can be changed by changing in country setting in config.sys file C MS DOS displays the time in 12-hour or 24-hour format D All of above Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option D Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	49. Which Dos command is used to see the sub-directory structure of drive?
	A Tree B List C Subdir D Subtree Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option A Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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	50. Which Dos command is used to provide access to files located in other directories or disks?
	A Tree B Path C Dir D Cd Free MCQs www.sharemcq.com     Answer: Option B Explanation: Available Soon. Workspace View Answer Workspace

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