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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the acronym DOS stands for?
A
Disk operating system
B
Do one sentence
C
Dos operating system
D
Disk opinion symposium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A DOS, or disk operating system, is an operating system that runs from a disk drive. The term can also refer to a particular family of disk operating systems, most commonly MS-DOS, an acronym for Microsoft DOS.

Detailed explanation-2: -DOS stands for Disk Operating System and is the computer program no personal computer can do without. It exists in two forms. The one supplied for IBM Personal Computers is known as PC-DOS. All other compatible personal computers use MS-DOS.

Detailed explanation-3: -MS-DOS (/ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs/ em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Disk Operating System. The acronym DOS stands for Disk Operating System.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both DOS and Windows are types of operating systems. DOS is a single-tasking, single-user and CLI-based OS; whereas Windows is a multitasking, multiuser and GUI-based OS. Read this tutorial to find out more about DOS and Windows and how these two operating systems are different from each other.

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