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What are some idioms about computers?
to boot up your computer
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.
Newer computers do not allow you to boot without a keyboard?
You can boot with any computer without a keyboard unless you have multiple OS's installed and you set an option in your BIOS to where you have to select which OS you want to boot. False (to answer the question). Older computers refused to boot unless a keyboard was present. However, newer computers allow you to boot without a keyboard, and you can then plug in the keyboard after the boot. (taken from the "Notes" section - pg 458, seventh edition).
Why are some computers able to boot without a floppy drive but some computers cannot?
The computers that cannot boot are usually newer models. Since the floppy drive has so little space available for data storage, it is outdated and not usually necessary on modern computers.
Loads the OS boot sector from the active partition and runs the program in this boot sector?
MBR (Master Boot Record) program.
How is the active partitioned used?
Active partition is a term Windows uses to mean the partition Windows will boot off of. The Windows boot loader goes to its configuration file and starts, these files will be in the active partition.
Is a boot process different from small to big computers?
No. They are not different, however they are similiar to big and small computers
What is another name for the ACPI standard S4 mode?
Hibernation. In hibernation, everything in ram is copied to a file on the hard drive and then the system shuts down. Later, when a power button is pressed, the system does not have to go through the slow boot process.
Do newer computers allow you to boot without a keyboard?
Yes. pg 458
What to press during computers boot in order to bring up format screen?
Computers do not typically have a built-in format utility. You need to place a bootable disc with a partition editor and creator in your CD / DVD drive and boot from it.
What is cold and warm boot?
A cold boot occurs when the power supply is interrupted for any reason. A warm boot does not interrupt the power supply, which may result in parts of the hardware being left in an uninitialised state. When diagnosing hardware issues, a cold boot is recommended to ensure the boot is consistent. It is also best to allow at least 1 minute of inactivity to allow any residual currents to fully dissipate before restoring the power supply. A cold boot is initiated by shutting down the system from within the OS, or by holding and then releasing the reset button, or by switching the power off at source. A warm boot is initiated by restarting the system from within the OS. Hibernation is akin to a cold boot as power must be interrupted. However, the machine's hardware is initialised from the memory dump created during hibernation, thus restoring the system to the exact state it was in prior to hibernation (and thus speeding up the entire boot process). Suspension or sleep is neither a hot nor cold boot as only certain parts of the hardware are switched on and off to conserve energy. Although hardware returning from the sleep state needs to reinitialised to their previous state, the contents of memory remain active at all times, thus it is not considered a boot of any kind. A cold boot is when a computer initializes without having run for a while, hence, it's 'cold'. For example, when you turn on your computer in the morning when it has not been on since the previous day. A warm boot is when a computer restarts after running, while it's 'warm'.
What is the partition on the hard drive used to boot the OS?
active partition
