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What is the purpose of the boot loader during the boot up process?
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The purpose of a boot loader is to load an operating system from a storage device, set up a minimal environment in which the OS can run, and run the operating system's startup procedure.
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Which three actions are performed during the boot sequence of a Cisco switch Choose three?
The boot loader performs POST.The boot loader is loaded from RAM.The boot loader initializes the flash file system that is used to boot the system
What is the difference between boot loader and boot monitor?
a small program that invokes operating system when power is switched on. That is boot loader. boot is a boot strapping process that is one program pulls may complected programs when power is switched on.
In the Windows 2000XP boot process what program reads and loads the boot menu?
ntldr (NT Loader)
What is the purpose of an active partition?
Information for BIOS: the active partition is the partition from which an operating system (or another boot-loader) should be boot-loaded.
What is the difference between boot and boot loader?
Boot is the 'verb' . Boot loader is the set of code which is executed while computer boots.
When a computer is first turned on or restart a special type of absolute loader boot loader or bootstrap loader?
strep boot
What is meant by bootstrap loader?
Also known as bootstrapping or boot loader, a bootstrap loader is a program that resides in the computers EPROM, ROM, or other non-volatile memory that automatically executed by the processor when the computer is turned on. The bootstrap loader reads the hard disk drives boot sector to continue the process of loading the computers operating system. The boot loader has been replaced in computers that have an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). The boot loader is now part of the EFI BIOS. Source: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/bootload.htm
What are boot loader feature in windows 7?
Following are the boot loader features of windows 7: a) Windows Boot Manager(Bootmgr.exe) b) Windows Operating System loader c) Windows Resume Loader
How many types of Boot loader in Linux?
grub ana LILO are the two boot loader in Linux
After dual boot what menu appears?
boot loader
What happens during Operating System loading process?
An operating system loads via the memory of a computer. The specific area that gets the operating system to load is called the boot loader.
The hierarchy of Linux puts the boot loader in what directory?
/boot
