DOS
Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000332
Disk Operating System, a family of operating systems that ran from the early 1980s until the mid-1990s, primarily on IBM PC compatible computers. It provided a command-line interface for users to interact with the computer's hardware and software. MS-DOS was the most widely used version of DOS.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CMP-000332 |
|---|---|
| Field | Computing and IT |
| Subject | Software |
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