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  1. The MODE command of MS-DOS is used to

  2. A.
    display information about several types of devices installed in your computer
    B.
    provide various types of control over your printers
    C.
    make changes of the current display
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  3. Which of the following applies to external DOS commands?

  4. A.
    External commands reside in RAM until called
    B.
    External commands are stored on disk separately from COMMAND.COM
    C.
    External commands must always be used with the /e switch
    D.
    External commands can only be executed from a batch file.
    E.
    None of the above

  5. Which command is used to delete the directory that is empty?

  6. A.
    DEL *.*
    B.
    RD
    C.
    ERASE
    D.
    MD
    E.
    None of the above

  7. Which command will be used to display file and directory names only, without size, date, and time information?

  8. A.
    DIR/W
    B.
    DIR A:
    C.
    DIR/B
    D.
    DIR/S
    E.
    None of the above

  9. To organize files on a disk, MS-DOS separates them into areas called _____

  10. A.
    directories
    B.
    buckets
    C.
    areas
    D.
    area directories
    E.
    None of the above

  11. The _____ command allows you to modify the default prompt to provide other information

  12. A.
    prompt
    B.
    windows
    C.
    cursor
    D.
    click
    E.
    None of the above

  13. What DOS program can you run to see which serial ports are detected?

  14. A.
    comdiag
    B.
    MSD
    C.
    command.com
    D.
    SDET
    E.
    serial.chk

  15. After doing a low-level format, what would be the next step in configuring the hard drive in a system?

  16. A.
    Format DOS partition
    B.
    Install operating system
    C.
    Configure DMA channel and back up interrupt
    D.
    Partition hard disk
    E.
    None of the above

  17. Which of the following commands will take you directly to the root directory no matter what subdirectory you are currently in?

  18. A.
    CD \root
    B.
    CD\
    C.
    CD\..
    D.
    CD..
    E.
    None of the above

  19. After trying to unload a TSR, you get an error message saying that other TSRs were loaded after the one you tried to remove. Which of the following commands could you use to see the current load order?

  20. A.
    MEM /P
    B.
    MEMMAKER
    C.
    MEM /C
    D.
    SYS:
    E.
    None of the above