DOS stub
Imagine you have a big box of Legos, and you want to play with them on a different friend's Lego table. But when you get to your friend's house, you find out their Lego table is a little different and not all the Lego pieces fit properly. That's kind of like what happens with computer programs sometimes.
When software developers make computer programs, they have to use rules called "coding standards" to make sure their program will work on different types of computers. For example, a program designed to run on Windows might not work on a Mac without some tweaks.
One special rule that Windows programs have to follow is called a "DOS stub." It's kind of like a "passport" for the program when it wants to travel to different computers.
The DOS stub is a tiny program that gets added to the beginning of the bigger program. Its job is to make sure the program knows how to talk to different versions of Windows, like Windows 95, 98, and XP. It's sort of like a good-luck charm that helps the program fit in on different computers.
So when you install new programs on your Windows computer, you can thank the DOS stub for letting them work properly. It's like the secret sauce that helps the programs play nicely with all the different computer types out there.
When software developers make computer programs, they have to use rules called "coding standards" to make sure their program will work on different types of computers. For example, a program designed to run on Windows might not work on a Mac without some tweaks.
One special rule that Windows programs have to follow is called a "DOS stub." It's kind of like a "passport" for the program when it wants to travel to different computers.
The DOS stub is a tiny program that gets added to the beginning of the bigger program. Its job is to make sure the program knows how to talk to different versions of Windows, like Windows 95, 98, and XP. It's sort of like a good-luck charm that helps the program fit in on different computers.
So when you install new programs on your Windows computer, you can thank the DOS stub for letting them work properly. It's like the secret sauce that helps the programs play nicely with all the different computer types out there.