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What is the primary difference between IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS?
What is the primary difference between IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS?
- IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS have different underlying architectures.
- There is no difference between IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS; they are the same. (correct)
- IBM PC DOS was introduced in 1981, while MS-DOS was introduced in 1995.
- IBM PC DOS was primarily developed by Microsoft, while MS-DOS was primarily developed by IBM.
Which operating system dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995?
Which operating system dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995?
- DR-DOS
- ROM-DOS
- MS-DOS (correct)
- FreeDOS
What was the main focus of developing IBM PC DOS and 86-DOS?
What was the main focus of developing IBM PC DOS and 86-DOS?
- To develop a new operating system for Intel 8086 16-bit processors.
- To port applications from IBM PC DOS to MS-DOS.
- To create a platform-independent disk operating system.
- To simplify porting CP/M applications to MS-DOS. (correct)
Which of the following is a platform-independent acronym for disk operating system?
Which of the following is a platform-independent acronym for disk operating system?
What were the primary processors that IBM PC DOS and 86-DOS ran on?
What were the primary processors that IBM PC DOS and 86-DOS ran on?
Which of the following is NOT a member of the DOS family for IBM PC compatible computers?
Which of the following is NOT a member of the DOS family for IBM PC compatible computers?
Who referred John Opel to her son Bill Gates for help with an 8088-compatible build of CP/M?
Who referred John Opel to her son Bill Gates for help with an 8088-compatible build of CP/M?
What did Digital Research wish to do with CP/M?
What did Digital Research wish to do with CP/M?
Who initially developed a variant of CP/M-80, intended as an internal product for testing SCP's new 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU card for the S-100 bus?
Who initially developed a variant of CP/M-80, intended as an internal product for testing SCP's new 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU card for the S-100 bus?
What was the initial name of the system developed by Tim Paterson at Seattle Computer Products?
What was the initial name of the system developed by Tim Paterson at Seattle Computer Products?
How much did Microsoft allegedly purchase 86-DOS for?
How much did Microsoft allegedly purchase 86-DOS for?
What did Microsoft become aware of being sold by IBM under the same name as CP/M?
What did Microsoft become aware of being sold by IBM under the same name as CP/M?
What did IBM give PC consumers a choice of alongside PC DOS?
What did IBM give PC consumers a choice of alongside PC DOS?
What did Microsoft originally sell MS-DOS only to?
What did Microsoft originally sell MS-DOS only to?
What did Microsoft provide OEMs to customize the device driver code to their particular system?
What did Microsoft provide OEMs to customize the device driver code to their particular system?
Which version of DOS supports preemptive multitasking, shared memory, device helper services, and New Executable ('NE') format executables?
Which version of DOS supports preemptive multitasking, shared memory, device helper services, and New Executable ('NE') format executables?
