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Computer Science · Q22

Disk Operating System (DOS)

Engineering and GATE · Computer Science · question 22

Q22

MS-DOS developed in

A.
1991
B.
1984
Answer
C.
1971
D.
1961

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
MS-DOS, which stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System, was developed by Microsoft and released in 1984. It was a command-line operating system that provided a foundation for subsequent versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. MS-DOS was designed to be used with IBM PC compatible hardware, becoming a key component in the widespread adoption of personal computers in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option B: 1984.