Lab Report 6.5

1.	Which DOS utility displays system resource information?
2.	Where is the most reliable hard-drive information found?
3.	Which utility displays the system’s operating system in DOS?
4.	What is the function of the IRQ?
5.	How is the I/O address used?

Answers

1.	The MSD utility displays DOS system resources.
2.	The CMOS contains the hard-drive information.
3.	The VER command displays the DOS version installed.
4.	A device uses an IRQ numbers to alert the processor when it needs service.
5.	An I/O address is a location the processor uses to communicate with a particular device. Each device has its own I/O address.