INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS COMMAND PROMPT

        A command prompt is an entry point for typing computer commands in the Command Prompt window. By typing commands at the command prompt, you can perform tasks on your computer without using the Windows graphical interface.
The command line interpreter application Command Prompt is officially called Windows Command Processor but is also sometimes called the command shell or by its filename cmd.exe.

HOW TO LOCATE AND OPEN COMMAND PROMPT

• Click on start icon
• Type “command prompt” or “cmd” without quotes
• Click on Command Prompt from the search result
• To run Command Prompt as Administrator you need to
• Right click on the application
• And click run as administrator, to
• As shown in the figure below

 

 

REFERENCE
https://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows-vista/open-a-command-prompt-window
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cmd.exe