Hard Disk Management

This course provides personal computer users with the skills necessary to install application software. Users will create, change, and remove hard disk directories and subdirectories. Also, users will learn to copy files into these directories and floppy diskettes, and effectively manage hard disk operations to ensure optimal computer efficiency. The new commands of DOS 6.0 will be introduced and practiced. This course is highly recommended for all personal computer users.

Prerequisite: None

Outline:

Introduction

• Advent of the microprocessor
  
• IBM Personal Computer
  

  PC Overview

• CPU capabilities
  
• System speed
  
• Bits & bytes
  
• Floating point coprocessors
  
• Hardware vs. software
  
• Internal & external commands
  

  Listing Files

• DIR
  
• Directory switches
  
• Sorted directories
  
• Listing by attribute
  
• File attributes
  
• Listing to a file
  
• Reading a text file
  
• Printing a directory list
  

  Description Of Hard Disks

• Data storage
  
• Data organization
  
• Root directory
  
• Listing directory contents
  
• Changing directories
  
• Changing to the root
  

  Managing Directories

• Making directories
  
• MD command
  
• Removing directories
  
• RD command
  

  Formatting Diskettes

• Write protecting diskettes
  
• Format command options
  
• Different diskette sizes
  
• Different diskette capacities
  
• Tracks
  
• Sectors
  
• Clusters
  
• Creating a system diskette
  

  Unformatting Diskettes

• Unformat command
  
• Caveats
  

  Copying Files

• Copy command
  

  Deleting Files

• Delete command
  
• Erase command
  

  Undeleting Files
  

• Undelete command
  
• Caveats
  

  Backing Up And Restoring Files

• Backup data
  
• Restore data
  
• Option switches
  

  Checking A Disk

• Chkdsk command
  
• Lost clusters
  

  Duplicating Diskettes

• Diskcopy command
  

  Altering The System Prompt

• Prompt command
  

  Renaming Files

• Rename command
  

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