DOS (/ dɒs /, / dɔːs /) is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. [1] The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft 's MS-DOS, both of which were introduced in 1981.

A DOS, or disk operating system, is an operating system (OS) that runs from a disk drive. The term can also refer to a particular family of disk operating systems, most commonly MS-DOS (Microsoft DOS).

2021年10月26日 · More specifically, DOS refers to an early command-line-based operating system used to access, manage, and control a computer’s hard drive and hardware components such as the processor and memory. This is different from today’s most popular operating systems, which all use a graphical user interface (GUI) rather than a command line.

2023年12月21日 · MS-DOS allows the user to navigate, open, and otherwise manipulate files on their computer from a command line instead of a GUI like Windows. Although it is not widely used nowadays, however, the command shell, also known as …

MS-DOS (/ ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs / em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86 -based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

MS-DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System and is also known as Microsoft DOS. MS-DOS was the Microsoft-marketed version of the first operating system (OS) to be widely installed on personal computers (PCs). It was essentially the same OS that Bill Gates's young company developed for IBM as Personal Computer - Disk Operating System (PC-DOS).

2022年3月24日 · DOS (Disk Operating System) is the most popular operating system before Windows. As a single tasking operation system based on commands, it performs operations in non-graphical interface.

2025年2月24日 · MS-DOS, the dominant operating system for the personal computer throughout the 1980s. The acquisition and marketing of MS-DOS were pivotal in the Microsoft Corporation’s transition to software industry giant. Learn more about the history of MS-DOS in this article.

2022年1月27日 · DOS, or the Disk Operating System, is one of the most influential and oldest operating systems in computing history. Before DOS, computers were hard-wired for specific tasks.

2023年3月20日 · Stands for " Disk Operating System." DOS was an operating system used by the first IBM-compatible computers. It was a single-user, text-based operating system with a command-line interface.