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DOS 6 QUIZ DOCUMENTATION
1. What is DOS 6 Quiz?
2. Running DOS 6 Quiz
3. DOS 6 Quiz Questions
4. Registration Info
WHAT IS DOS 6 QUIZ?
DOS 6 Quiz is based upon the popular DOS Quiz program, and follows
in the footsteps of DOS 5 Quiz, based on Microsoft's previous version of
DOS. DOS 6 Quiz is a test of the user's knowledge and ability to use the
features of Microsoft's latest DOS version, MS-DOS 6.0. DOS 6.0 has been
called DOS 5.1 by many, as it adds more features to DOS than it does
functionality. But for users who do not need the most powerful utilities,
or cannot afford an entire suite of utility programs, DOS 6 includes
almost everything you could ever want. Backup has been revamped, anti-
virus checking has been added, and, best of all, dynamic disk compression
has been added and made a part of the base operating system (rather than
an add-on). As with previous versions of DOS, though, most users of DOS
6.0 do not use all of its new features. If nothing else, hopefully DOS 6
Quiz will make you look in your manual for answers, and you will learn
something new from there.
For users who are well-versed in DOS 6.0 and its new features, DOS 6
Quiz will let you know just how good you really are. And even you may
learn something new!
DOS 6 Quiz takes the user through a series of 20 questions, asking
the user to perform tasks in DOS 6. As with DOS 5 Quiz, none of DOS 6
Quiz's questions are categorized as basic or advanced. For the most part,
they are not required knowledge in the everyday use of DOS. Therefore,
you may assume that a high score in DOS 6 Quiz relates to an advanced
knowledge of DOS 6.0.
At the end of the Quiz, a score screen is displayed, which shows a
listing of all of the questions asked, what the main concept of the
question was, and whether the user answered the question correctly or not.
The number and percentage of questions answered correctly is also shown on
the score screen.
DOS 6 Quiz may be used to find out who in your office needs work on
their DOS knowledge, or as a screen for new employees. Though not
designed to be a DOS tutor, along with the documentation, it may make you
question how you now perform tasks in DOS and prompt you to read your
manual in depth. Learning is the main goal of this program.
RUNNING DOS 6 QUIZ
Running DOS 6 Quiz is really quite simple - all you need to do is
type DOS6QUIZ at the DOS prompt and away you go. The program is completely
self-contained, so no outside files are needed. The program is small, so
it will run on nearly any DOS machine.
This implementation of DOS 6 Quiz uses either a color monitor or a
monochrome monitor. Monochrome monitors that emulate color monitors (such
as b/w VGA) will work fine in color mode. The use of color in the program
has been kept to a minimum to allow usage on a wide range of computers.
DOS 6 Quiz will automatically detect the best mode for using DOS 6 Quiz
(color or monochrome) and adjust itself accordingly. DOS 6 Quiz also
detects when EGA or VGA users have their displays set to 43 or 50 line
modes. DOS 6 Quiz, and all other DOS Quiz products, use 25-line mode.
But when it exits, the mode you had going in will be the one you have
coming out.
After typing in DOS6QUIZ, an intro screen will appear. After
pressing any key as requested, the user will be prompted for his or her
name and Social Security Number. This is for score-sheet identification
purposes. The user is asked to verify his or her entry. An instruction
screen will then appear. After reading the instructions and pressing any
key, the quiz begins.
After finishing 20 questions, the score screen will appear. Three
function keys are active here. F1 will print a scoresheet out on a
parallel printer in port LPT1. F2 will prompt you for a filename to save a
score-sheet to (with the user's input name as the default filename). If
the filename given exists, you will be given a chance to change your choice.
F3 quits the score screen and the user will be asked if the quiz is to
be taken again. This is a Yes or No question. If Yes, the screen will go
back to the Name/SSN screen. If No, then DOS6QUIZ will return control
to DOS.
If a user does not know the answer to a question, he or she can
either guess or just press ENTER to skip answering. DOS Quiz will mark the
question as being incorrectly answered and move on.
Please note that in a departure from previous versions of DOS, several
of the new utilities included with DOS 6 use a full-screen user interface.
Accordingly, if a question is answered correctly, and if that answer
would show the user a full-screen program, DOS 6 Quiz will also show a
facsimile of that user-interface screen. This not only gives the user a
more realistic response, but also gives non-DOS 6 users a look at the DOS 6
screens.
RUNNING DOS6QUIZ UNDER WINDOWS
Included with the ZIP that DOS 6 Quiz should have come in will be
a PIF file and an ICO file for using DOS 6 Quiz under Windows 3.0 and above,
as well as the Write file you are now reading. I include these files as a
convenience to people who are used to working in Windows. I have thoroughly
tested DOS 6 Quiz in Windows with no problems.
I do not recommend, however, that DOS 6 Quiz be run in a testing
mode under Windows. If this is done, then the savvy Windows user will most
likely be able to open a window in which DOS will run, and in which s/he can
test responses before typing them into DOS 6 Quiz. The best use of this
ability may be for the tester who is used to Windows to familiarize him
or herself with the program in Windows, and then giving the test to users
as run from the DOS prompt.
Another potential use (the one I found Windows most useful for in
the writing of manuals) is the ability to have a window with DOS 6 Quiz open
while a window with Write or some other word processor also open, allowing
the user to write user guides, for example.
I am not a very good artist, so forgive the simplicity of the icon.
If you can come up with something better, let me know.
DOS QUIZ QUESTIONS
The following is a listing of all questions asked in DOS 6 Quiz, and
their correct responses. Note that though the "correct" answers are all
presented here in uppercase, all variations of upper and lower case are
valid, as in DOS. Note also that whenever a / switch appears, a space is
shown preceding the /. This space is optional in both DOS and DOS 6 Quiz.
It is used for clarity.
1 Defragment a Disk
The user is asked to type the DOS command that will defragment the C: drive.
This step is recommended for anyone planning on using DOS 6's disk
compression. Defragmenting the disk before hand makes the compression go
more quickly. Defragmenting (or "defragging") is also recommended on a
regular basis thereafter. Once every two months is usually fine, though
users who add and delete files often should run it more often. Defragging
a disk makes all the files on the disk rest in continuous pieces of disk.
Before defragging, pieces of files may be scattered all over the disk,
leading to slower disk reads. Be warned that running DEFRAG on a
compressed drive may take a LONG time - I recommend starting it before
heading for bed (seriously). The one valid answer is:
DEFRAG C:
2 Start the compression program
The user is asked to type the command that will start the compression
program. This program is used to compress both hard and floppy drives.
Since it is primarily driven by its character-based user-interface, no
command-line options are needed. In fact, the first time it is run,
Microsoft suggests running it with no options. The only valid answer,
then, is:
DBLSPACE
3 Show all compressed and normal hard/floppy drives on a system
The user is asked to type in the command and switch that will show a list
of all compressed an