DOMAIN 1.0: Operating System Fundamentals
This domain requires knowledge of underlying DOS (Command prompt functions) in
Windows 9x, Windows 2000 operating systems in terms of its functions and
structure, for managing files and directories, and running programs. It also
includes navigating through the operating system from command line prompts and
Windows procedures for accessing and retrieving information.
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1.1 Identify the operating system’s functions, structure, and major system
files to navigate the operating system and how to get to needed technical
information.
Content may include the following:
Major Operating System functions
Create folders
Checking OS Version
Major Operating System components
Explorer
My Computer
Control Panel
Contrasts between Windows 9X and Windows 2000
Major system files: what they are, where they are located,
how they are used and what they contain:
System, Configuration, and User
Interface files
IO.SYS
BOOT.INI
WIN.COM
MSDOS.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
COMMAND LINE PROMPT
Memory management
Conventional
Extended/upper memory
High memory
Virtual memory
HIMEM.SYS
EMM386.exe
Windows 9x
IO.SYS
WIN.INI
USER.DAT
SYSEDIT
SYSTEM.INI
SETVER.EXE
SMARTDRV.EXE
MSCONFIG (98)
COMMAND.COM
DOSSTART.BAT
REGEDIT.EXE
SYSTEM.DAT
RUN COMMAND
DriveSpace
Windows 2000
Computer Management
BOOT.INI
REGEDT32
REGEDIT
RUN CMD
NTLDR
NTDETECT.COM
NTBOOTDD.SYS
Command Prompt Procedures (Command
syntax)
DIR
ATTRIB
VER
MEM
SCANDISK
DEFRAG
EDIT
XCOPY
COPY
FORMAT
FDISK
MSCDEX
SETVER
SCANREG
1.2 Identify basic concepts and procedures for creating, viewing and managing
files, directories and disks. This includes procedures for changing file
attributes and the ramifications of those changes (for example, security
issues).
Content may include the
following:
File attributes - Read Only, Hidden, System, and Archive
attributes