Sunday, December 16, 2007

Operating Systems: Short Cut To the Command Prompt Window

You have been asked to add an icon on your friend's desktop that provides easy access to the command prompt.
What file in his Windows XP computer should be used in the command line of the icon to open a command prompt window?
1. >>CMD.EXE
2. COMMAND.EXE
3. COMMAND.COM
4. WIN.COM

Explanation : To add a command prompt icon to your Windows desktop for easy access, locate the program file CMD.EXE (for Windows NT/2000/XP), right-drag it to the desktop, and choose Create Shortcuts Here.
CMD.EXE is the 32-bit version of the 16-bit COMMAND.COM, which was used in Windows 95/98.
COMMAND.COM is the DOS command interpreter.
WIN.COM is used to launch the Windows graphical user interface.
Objective: Operating Systems