| A | B |
| Redirected by > | Standard output |
| Redirected by < | Standard Input |
| Locates and sorts only the directories in the root of C and sends the output to the printer. | DIR C:\|FIND"<DIR>"|SORT>PRN |
| Does not consider A to be equal a. | ASCII sort sequence |
| Takes standard output from one command and uses it as input to the next command. | pipes |
| Allows commands to expect input pr output from other than the standard input or output sources. | Redirection |
| Allows the user to look for specific data in a file. | FIND |
| Allows the user to see all data in an ASCII file before it scrolls off the screen. | MORE |
| Arranges data based on specific instructions from the user. | SORT |
| Will print a sorted directory of C:\. | DIR C:\|SORT > PRN |