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Understanding DOS Components and Kernel by Nitesh Chhabria is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. DOS is a disk operating system that was commonly used between 1980-1995. It consists of four main components: the BIOS module, kernel, command processor, and external commands. 2. The kernel is contained in files like MSDOS.SYS and provides hardware-independent services like file management. 3. The command processor (COMMAND.COM) is the user interface that parses commands and runs internal commands, external programs, and batch files. It searches for programs to run commands. 4. External commands are
- Author
- Nitesh Chhabria
- Language
- EN