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The term itself originates from the concept of "pulling oneself up by one's own bootstraps". While this adynaton is clearly impossible, it is equally impossible for a computer to load any program unless it is programmed to do so, which means it must load a program. This seemingly impossible feat was achieved by hard-wiring a program whose sole responsibility was to load a simple program, the bootstrap, from an input unit into system memory and instruct the CPU to execute it. The bootstrap then loaded a series of simple programs and executed them. Most of these programs would perform simple self-tests upon the hardware but, eventually, the bootstrap would pass control to a control program that was responsible for loading the basic input/output system (BIOS), which would eventually load and pass control to the operating system loader which loaded and executed the operating system. This self-sustaining process became known as the boot process, thus leading to terms such as booting up, and boot up. Indeed, early computers would boot up by pressing a bootstrap button. Although the boot process has been refined somewhat over the years, the term has been in use since at least 1953 and is still applicable today because the fundamental problem still exists: in order to be able to load and execute any program you must first load and execute a program; the bootstrap program.
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When was By His Bootstraps created?
By His Bootstraps was created in 1941-10.
What are the release dates for The Academy - 2007 Tighten Your Bootstraps 1-2?
The Academy - 2007 Tighten Your Bootstraps 1-2 was released on: USA: 31 May 2007
Who stated that African American should pull themselves up from their own bootstraps?
Booker T. Washington said that African Americans should pull themselves up from their own bootstraps.
Which of the following called for African Americans topull themselves up from their own bootstraps?
Booker T. Washington
What are the release dates for Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry - 2002 Def Poetry Bay Area Bootstraps 7-1?
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry - 2002 Def Poetry Bay Area Bootstraps 7-1 was released on: USA: 7 February 2007
What does pull yourself up by your own bootstraps mean?
The phrase "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" means to improve your situation or succeed through your own efforts and determination, without any outside help or support. It implies self-reliance and self-motivation.
Boot a computer means to?
Start the computer. I comes from the expression "to pull one self up by the bootstraps" meaning to get going on your own with out assistance from others.
Who said pull yourself up by your bootstraps?
theodore roosevelt
What programming language is Unix written in?
Unix is primarily written in the C language, with some small snippets of assembler code for low level bootstraps.
When i see janie and janie sees me I fall down to my bloody bootstraps she's the best thing I ever did see?
This is Jaynie. It is on the album Back & Forth by Ann Reed.
What is meaning of booting?
initial startup from nothing or an otherwise unknown system state.the terms "boot", "booting", and "bootstrapping" are borrowed from the old phrase "he pulled himself up by his own bootstraps", meaning doing something entirely by oneself without anyone else's help. boots (e.g. cowboy boots) typically have a pair of leather loops on the top of each boot called bootstraps. when you put them on you pull these loops, either by hand or using boothooks passed through the loops. boots without bootstraps require assistance by another person to put them on.since a computer is supposed to be automatic, one would expect it to be able to start without human assistance, thus it must "bootstrap" or "boot" (for short).
Full form of boot?
"bootstrap" from the phrase "pulling themselves up by their bootstraps", which basically means starting from nothing yet accomplishing something useful. That is exactly what a computer typically does when it starts (boots).
