MS-DOS Essays

  • Making Utilities for MS-DOS

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    Making Utilities for MS-DOS These days, when computers play an important role in virtually all aspects of our life, the issue of concern to many programmers is Microsoft's hiding of technical documentation. Microsoft is by far the most important system software developer. There can be no argument about that. Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system has become a de facto standard (IBM's PC-DOS is actually a licensed version of MS-DOS). And this should be so, because these systems are very well

  • Intorduction to Computer Systems

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    in Unix. 1.1 Windows Introduction Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, traded and sold by Microsoft. Microsoft introduced an operating environment named windows as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUI). Microsoft now controls the world’s personal computer market with over 90% of market share, over taking Mac OS. (From windows.microsoft.com, 2013) 1.2 Unix Introduction Unix is

  • History of Microsoft

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    an operating system to sell to IBM. Microsoft then purchased an operating system from a Seattle programmer and renamed it MS-DOS(Microsoft Disk Operating System.) During the meeting with IBM, Bill Gates was very crafty and convinced IBM to let Microsoft license MS-DOS to other computer manufacturers. That is why there are many clones of the IBM PC today. That move made MS-DOS the standard operating system for personal computers and skyrocketed Microsoft’s growth. In 1984, Microsoft became on of the

  • Final

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    Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is a software based company that is based out of Redmond, Washington. Microsoft is a leader in developing personal computer systems, software, applications, gaming systems, books, and portable media players. Microsoft's mission has always been to provide products that empower and enrich people at their home, school, and workplace. Microsoft strives to create and produce products that are constantly evolving to the changing needs of the world. History In 1975 Bill Gates

  • Graduation Speech: Make Your Own Rules

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    moved away from the rules and took the class for a grade and as you can see it paid off with "A's". By the end of the year I was able to pass the Microsoft Certified Professional exam at age 14 and land a job at Microsoft. I would not have been able to do all of this and more during my freshman year had I "played by somebody else's rules." I continued to bend and break the rules both silently and blatantly. Through Microsoft I was able to participate in and manage conferences for any where from a

  • Windows NT Proposal

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    Windows NT Proposal Migration to Windows NT Proposal Plan As technology advances so should the products and services provided by companies. In every industry, technology is becoming the key success factor to growth and profit. The ability to communicate with people all around the world has created a new marketplace for business. In order to remain competitive, it is important for companies to utilize the most current technology. At ABC Inc., the use of the latest technological tools allows

  • Unix

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    introduced was that it could (and still does) run on dissimilar machines, unheard of prior to 1969. UNIX also can run more than one program at a time, store complex graphics and databases, and link to other UNIX and mainframe computer systems, including DOS since the late 1980s. UNIX-based systems control various programs written by many companies to distribute information between multiple computers within the network. This minimizes user costs and eliminates system-wide hardware crashes. Some of the original

  • Does Microsoft Have Too Much Power?

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    Internet. With all the opportunities that it offers, many companies race to develop software to get people and businesses on the Internet. Many dislike the power Microsoft has come to possess and might gain more of, but is there anything anybody can do? IBM has taken on the leader of software with an innovative new operating system known as OS/2, but will they have a chance? Microsoft may be unstoppable with its foundation, influence and power but is that enough to practically own the computerized

  • UNIX vs. NT

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    NT can secure sensitive data and keep unauthorized users off the network. So can UNIX. Essentially, both operating systems meet the minimum requirements for operating systems functioning in a networked environment. Put briefly, UNIX can do anything that NT can do and more. Being over 25 years old, the UNIX design has been crystallized out further than any other operating system on a large scale. NT is fairly new and some say it is a cheap rip off of UNIX. But it is not cheap at all. To purchase an

  • Windows 95 The O/s Of The Future

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    compatible, so it did not take over the mainstream of the computer industry. Since most computers where being make to fit the IBM compatible standards, Microsoft saw the need to replace DOS (Disk Operating System) with something easier to use. That is when they developed Windows, which covered the difficult to use DOS with a new face that made computing easier. The first Windows was a start in the right direction. In an effort to make computing meet the needs of the public, Microsoft developed Windows

  • Comparing Microsoft DOS with UNIX

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    Comparing Microsoft DOS with UNIX As is suggestive of its name, an operating system (OS) is a collection of programs that operate the personal computer (PC). Its primary purpose is to support programs that actually do the work one is interested in, and to allow competing programs to share the resources of the computer. However, the OS also controls the inner workings of the computer, acting as a traffic manager which controls the flow of data through the system and initiates the starting and stopping

  • The History of the Disk Operating System (DOS)

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    The History of the Disk Operating System (DOS) At the outset, before the advent of user friendly operating systems, computers were run using the operating system CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers). The program itself looked simple, but the complexity of its use meant that not many fully understood how to use it. As the program was also limited in use, since it was designed for 8-bit systems, a new operating system was needed when 16-bit IBM systems came out. IBM tried to purchase CP/M

  • topic c

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    I look back on my life and realize all that I have accomplished. I've pushed myself to several breaking points but have always strived to reach my goals. I'm a hard worker and self motivated in everything I do. I intend to keep up the hard work and drive myself until my lifelong goals are achieved. My goal after college is to become a CPA. With hard work and dedication I could earn my masters degree in accounting in five years. My first choice for college is The University of Texas at Austin due

  • Software Piracy

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    Israel), or not enforced with sufficient commitment (i.e., the PRC). Significant piracy losses are suffered in virtually every region of the world. In some areas (i.e., Indonesia), the rate of unauthorized copies is believed to be in excess of 99%. Why do People Use Pirated Software? A major reason for the use of pirated software is the prices of the REAL thing. Just walk into a CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, Computer City, Egghead, etc and you will notice the expensive price tags on copies of the most

  • Tim Patterson Research Paper

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    Tim Paterson, also known as the "Father of Dos" is the computer programmer who created the world's most widely used computer program: DOS. Creating DOS at age 24, Paterson claims, "it is an accomplishment that probably can't be repeated by anyone ever." After Paterson graduated from University of Washington in Seattle with a bachelors of science degree, he tried going to graduate school but lost interest. "I thought they were too oriented towards theory and not what I needed

  • Cough Cough

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    they call my name. “Ms. Harper?” They never get my first name right, so they don’t even bother attempting to say it anymore. I know every step entirely too well. We start our walk to the scales, which I don’t like much, then on to a room. They’re all the same: tan, with white trim, sometimes a small window (depending on which end you’re on,) a bed with that God awful white paper that makes that crinkly noise when you sit on it, no more than three chairs, and a sink. They do their standard protocol;

  • Fairness of the SAT

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    the absorption of white upper-middle-class culture and penalize the economically disadvantaged" (Owen 10). The statistical reality of SAT scores is that: students who take coaching/prep courses do better than those who are not coached; men do better than women; whites do better than blacks; and the rich do better than the poor. Based upon my research, the SAT appears to be discriminatory against women, minorities, and the poor, and a test this flawed should not be used as a key factor in college admission

  • The Report of Me Earl and the Dying Girl

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    Girl, is the sincerest and funniest among the “cancer book” that I have read. In general, this kind of book attends to leave the readers with message about life or death so as to humanize them in a warmhearted and serious way. But in this book, I do not see not many very affecting fragments about illness or death; instead, it gives me a new kind of feelings, that is, teenager’s honest inner word. The entire story develops around making movie. Greg Gaines was a senior at Benson High school in

  • The Ethics of Source Code Theft

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    very likely experience damagingly costly repercussions. As a result, most tech companies invest a relatively large chunk of their revenues into network security. Why do people pirate software? The obvious answer is: people want to use the software, but not pay for it. However, when we change the question slightly, to: “Why do people steal source code?” A variety of interesting answers can pop up. Possibly, the thief wants to modify the code, make copies of it, and proceed to sell it as his

  • Law and Ethics in Nursing

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    fidelity, veracity, and justice. The duty of nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm. The nurse first needs to ask him or herself what harm is. When a nurse gives an injection she is causing the patient pain but she is also preventing additional harm such as disease development or prolonged pain. Therefore, the nurse must ask herself a second question about how much harm should be tolerated. The duty of beneficence is to do good. In a sense, it is at the opposite end of nonmaleficence or at the