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MS-DOS — short form MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) is a GUI-based operating system. Which is called a non-graphical command-line operating system. Microsoft’s DOS operating system was developed by the Microsoft company in the year 1981. Where ms-dos allows its user-side to apply input commands to any operation. Even MS-DOS is the first operating system. Which was developed by Microsoft to run any personal computer. Here in MS-DOS operating system, the developer of Microsoft company has reserved a certain set of commands for each task. Whereas in Microsoft DOS where each command design is stored in Microsoft disk operating system for specific functions and purposes. Where initially MS-DOS was designed for the IBM company-based platform personal computer only. Later it was completely opened to small businesses, corporate houses, and industry at that time or it also ran on other computers. But today or nowadays the MS-DOS operating system is completely out of date, and, it comes as a small application in a new Windows operating system. And all-new Windows operating systems support MS-DOS as application software with inbuilt operating system capability features. But here you always have to remember that all MS-DOS versions support MS-DOS design commands. But not all DOS commands run in the newer version of MS-DOS available in modern operating systems. Where it supports a limited amount of common and important DOS commands. Where most of the ms-dos commands are not executed in the newer ms-dos application version. But it still supports some common and important DOS commands. Where you can see this command by typing it manually. That most of the commands are not executed in the newer MS-DOS version.

Some features of MS-DOS.

• At that time, it was a single-user operating system.
• Where it only allows GUI-based OS to work, there is no GUI environment available.
• Where you need minimum hardware, RAM, processor, HDD, and other hardware components to use ms-dos.
• Where it was popular in the early days of computer technology. When a graphical operating system was not developed by any company.

Hardware specification for Ms dos

• Ibm or intel motherboard based computer.
• 286 mhz or higher (above 500mhz) microprocessor.
• Ms dos operating bootable floppy disk.
• 4 megabyte required but ram recommended 128 megabytes or higher.
• 10 megabytes hdd to 10gb,20gb or 40 gb more hard drive space.
• Intel /amd or other company compatible motherboard.

Windows 3.1 — Windows 3.1 operating system was developed by Microsoft company. Which was installed on a 16-bit operating system running on a personal computer. Which is called a personal user computer. Where it was officially launched by the Microsoft company in the year 1992. Here are some of the main special features or features that were in Windows 3.1, that it supported multimedia, networking like peer-to-peer networking, and true type fonts, which include MS-DOS-based programs and features, an Ole with Effects (Object Linking Embedding). In those days also it became popular as a graphical operating system. Including important client features and specific administrator features of the application. In those days users were fully capable of graphically creating, editing, modifying, printing a number of documents and electronic content graphically with the help of the graphical Windows 3.1 operating system.

Some features of Windows 3.1 Operating System

• Where it was a graphical operating system, which fully supported GUI (Graphical User Interface), as well as included CUI (Character User Interface) environment.
• It was a fully multimedia-supported operating system.
• This operating system supported networking.
• Where it was provided a collection of small applications, utilities, and other applications.
• It was an ole inbuilt effect in the windows operating system.
• Where this operating system provides some important utilities and system applications.

Hardware Specifications for Windows 3.1 Installation

• Must be an IBM-supported computer.
• 80386 must be the microprocessor.
• Must be 2 megabytes or more of RAM.
• 1 floppy drive must be in order to attach a bootable floppy.
• HD must be 500 megabytes or higher.

Windows 95 — The Windows 95 operating system was launched after the complete success of the Windows 3.1 operating system. While the Windows 95 operating system was a better new improved version of the 16-bit Windows 3.1 operating system, the Windows 95 operating system architecture was completely replaced with a 32-bit operating system. Where the Windows 95 operating system was officially launched by Microsoft in the year 1995. While Windows 95 is based on a strong core environment, Windows 95 brought some major improvements, including plug-and-play device features, as well as multitasking with Cui (Character User Interface). And GUI (Graphical User Interface), both environments are present in the Windows 95 operating system. In which the Windows 95 startup completely changes the booting process. So, now it is used to start service load bootable file system and configuration.

Some of the features that the Windows 95 operating system had.

• Where the Windows 95 operating system supported multitasking.
• Windows 95 operating system strongly supported networking.
• Windows 95 operating system was automated to detect and support all Plug and Play support devices.
• Windows 95 operating system here was fully multimedia support.
• Windows 95 operating system was based entirely on the operation of graphical, dialog, window, menu, and control systems.
• Windows 95 operating system included some basic critical software utility programs.
• Where a collection of some accessory apps is provided in the Windows 95 operating system.

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