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By Benjamin I. Rivera

The Power of the Command Line Environment

It can be used to set up commands to run other programs unattended via a batch file script.

It can be used to modify computer settings.

It is lean and powerful. Does not use many resources.▪ It is not a Graphical User Interface▪ Displays information in via text. * Some advanced commands may require an

administrator account to be run.

It may be something that most novice users may be not accustomed to. For there is no graphical user interface.

It could be interactive, yet there are limitations on what it can be used for.

There are certain tasks that can not be done efficiently under a command line environment. i.e. : Sending an email.

The weakness of the Command Line Environment

Why you need it?

Tech support increasing productivity. There is more speed ▪ Due to not using a lot of resources

The computers can be set to use the command line based code through the use of batch files.▪ A batch file is a file that contains the set of

commands that a user would normally enter to process a task.

If you do not want a user to have a record of what was done to fix an issue it could also increase profitability.

Sample Types of CMD

Regular Command Prompt

AdministratorCommand Prompt

Command Prompt

How to start the CMD

Press Windows Key + R, Enter CMD then press start.

Go to start Run and enter “CMD” then press enter.* If run command does not appear right click Start, click properties, click Customize, locate Run command and check box to show. Click ok. Exit properties.

If that did not work in run dialog box enter “command.com” then press enter.

Sample Batch File

Sample uses

Hard Disk Defragmentation

Analyze Boot configuration Settings

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