The correct answer is: A. Internal commands can be run whenever the DOS prompt is displayed.
Internal commands are stored in COMMAND.COM, which is loaded into memory when the computer boots up. This means that they are always available and can be run without having to load them from disk.
External commands, on the other hand, are stored on disk. When you run an external command, COMMAND.COM first loads the command from disk into memory and then executes it.
Here is a brief explanation of each option:
- A. Internal commands can be run whenever the DOS prompt is displayed. This is true because they are stored in COMMAND.COM, which is always loaded into memory.
- B. Internal commands are reserved for DOS-level programming. This is not true. Internal commands can be used by any program, not just DOS-level programs.
- C. Internal commands can only be executed from a batch file. This is not true. Internal commands can be executed from the command prompt or from a batch file.
- D. Internal commands are stored on disk separately from COMMAND.COM. This is not true. Internal commands are stored in COMMAND.COM.
- E. None of the above. This is not true. Option A is the correct answer.