Windows networking is essential all ties and you must be aware about basic commands used in networking.These are helpful for troubleshooting your system many times and keeping your computer safe and fast for usage. I will introduce many utilities in this book about windows and DOS system where system administrator can use these for managing system performance and configuraing system.

Many utility commands exist in window for administration purpose.You can see these commands in your windows folder but be always confident before using any of command given here.

The class path is the path that the Java runtime environment searches for classes and other resource files. The class search path (more commonly known by the shorter name, "class path") can be set using either the -classpath option when calling an SDK tool (the preferred method) or by setting the CLASSPATH environment variable.

Common MS-DOS Commands

DATE MM-DD[-YY]

• Used to set the CMOS date on the computer

• Occurs at the point of the <cr>

• Stored at the number of milliseconds since

about 1980

• For HELP type DATE /?

External commands are:-

• Not a part of COMMAND.COM.
• Located in another directory which should be set by PATH command
• Must be loaded into memory as needed by the OS.
  External All require that an executable file by that name is available for use and PATH statement frequently necessary which tell the location of file.

• FORMAT
• FDISK
• SYS
• ATTRIB
• COPY
• XCOPY
• SCANDISK
• CHKDSK
• DELTREE
• DEFRAG
• DEBUG
• DISKCOPY
 

DOS commands are of Two Types:-

• Internal Commands
• Externa  Commands

Internal V/S External DOS Commands:

Most Commonly knows as Disk Operating System