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Learning objective: Demonstrate how to access the CLI in Windows
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Command Prompt (executable name cmd.exe) is the Microsoft-supplied command-line interpreter on OS/2, Windows CE and on Windows NT-based operating systems (including Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008). It is the analog of COMMAND.COM in MS-DOS and Windows 9x (where it is called MS-DOS Prompt) systems, or of the Unix shells used on Unix-like systems. [Wikipedia]
[Start] (/ Run) / enter "cmd"
In Windows a special MS-DOS shell is used to execute DOS commands. To start the DOS shell to access the command line interface, click on the Start button, then click on the Run button if using Windows XP or a higher version, then enter "cmd" in the text box.
EXIT
To exit DOS shell, enter "EXIT" at any DOS prompt.
Thinking: Why does Windows make the CLI difficult to access?
Key terms: EXIT, cmd, prompt, shell
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