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The word "boot" or "booting" comes from the concept of bootstrapping, or pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. Before PC's, computer operators would run a program called the bootstrap loader. This loader did the initialization that is now automatic. The process became known as bootstrapping and later booting.
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∙ 15y agohe sequence of booting Windows Xp is slightly different from any previous version of Windows that uses the NT kernel. First, when the computer is switched on, either the BIOS or the EFI is loaded. In the case of a BIOS system, the MBR of the boot disk, which can be a hard drive or external media, is accessed, followed by the boot sector of the drive or of relevant hard disk partition. This boot sector then loads the rest of the boot blocks. For Windows Vista, the boot sector loads the Windows Boot Manager(Filename:Bootmgr.) which accesses the Boot Configuration Data store and uses the information to load the final stage, the Operating System.
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∙ 12y agobooting is the process to initialize the OS
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∙ 13y agoTechnically, it's known as the POST (Power on self test), which IS the boot process.
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Which process refers to starting up a computer?
its called a "boot-up"
What is the term called when a computer is starting up?
"Booting."
What is starting a computer that is already on called?
warm booting
The process of loading an operating system into a computer's memory is called?
booting
What is the computer system start-up process called?
booting up POST, or Power On Self Test
What is it called when a computer is turned on and the operating system is being loaded?
Booting up ..! A boot process is a step by step process with which a computer loads the operating system.
Why is starting up a computer called booting?
Boot is short for "Bootstrap". It's from the aphorism to "pull one's self up by one's bootstraps." A bootstrap load was the way early computer manufacturers described the process of a computer loading its operating system.
To warm boot a computer means to?
Warm booting refers to when your computer is already on and you do a Restart to the system. This is also called soft booting.
How do you describe booting?
sucessful startup of the computer system is called booting. It requires different files for booting like config.exe,etc.
What is loading the operating system into personal computer called?
booting
What is the term for restarting the computer?
It's usually called 're-booting'.
If a user turns on a computer that is currently turned off it is referred to as a?
It is commonly referred to as booting-up the computer.
