What is the purpose of the command prompt window?

Answer 1

command prompt command lines start with a base command. for a full list of commands, type HELP and press enter.after the command, it is up to the user to type , in various sequences, what to apply the command to, and how to apply the command. as command prompt may seem difficult to use for some, it is actually quite easy once you spend time to learn how to use the commands.

Answer 2

The command processor window (as it's called in Windows) is a command-line interface, which dates back to the times of DOS and its various flavors (IBM-DOS, PC-DOS, and Microsoft's MS-DOS). Modern Windows versions place a minimalistic version of this interface as a shell for system administrators and/or advanced computer users to quickly work (whether it be repairs or maintenance) without the hassle of learning complicated graphical interfaces associated with some graphical utilities.

Answer 3

On Windows, click on Start > Run and type cmd and press enter. A black rectangle opens and will show a command prompt, something like : C:\user\name> waiting for you to type in a further command.