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Warm booting refers to when your computer is already on and you do a Restart to the system. This is also called soft booting.

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The difference between a cold boot and warm boot?

A cold boot is done by completely powering down the computer to off and then starting the computer fresh. A warm boot is restarting the computer without powering the computer off.


When you power up a computer by turning on the power on switch this is called a boot. If your computer is already on and you restart it this is called a boot?

If the computer is off the boot is called a cold boot or initial startup.If the computer is on the boot is called a warm boot or restart.


What is starting a computer that is already on called?

warm booting


What is the different between a cold boot and a warm boot?

A cold boot refers to starting a computer that has been powered off. A warm boot is just restarting Windows.


Restarting the computer while it's powered on is called a cold boot?

No - a cold boot is starting the computer by switching it on. Re-starting an already running computer is a 'warm boot'.


What does it means to boot a computer?

Turn it on when it is completely off.


What is the difference between cold boot and warm boot?

AnswerCOLD BOOT (a.k.a. COLD START) - Booting up from power off condition.WARM BOOT (a.k.a. WARM START)- Restarting the computer WITHOUT turning the power off.Shutdown option in the START menu of windows 9x/2K/XP has a "Restart" option: this is a "warm boot".AnswerYou perform a cold boot every time you turn on the power switch of your computer. To "boot" the computer means to start it up and reset the memory and BIOS. Pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keys simultaneously while the computer is running performs a warm boot. You may need to do this if the computer stops responding because of memory problems or the "Blue Screen of Death" appears. The computer needs to be reset before you can continue. If the warm boot fails to restart the computer, you will need to resort to a cold boot by shutting off the power switch, waiting ten seconds and then turning it back on.Answercold booting means ptess ctrl alt del key to restart the system& warm booting means pressing the restart button in the cabinet to restartAnswerCold Boot: When you start from off state or power off and than on by using the power button. POST is performed.Warm Boot: When you restart the computer using Alt+Ctrl+Del combination or restart command from the startup menu. POST is not performed during this process which decreases the boot up time and the PC boots faster.Answer--Warm boot is pressing the restart button while the computer is on and a cold boot is pressing the power switch when it is turned off.Answerhot reset : the power is resuming and the program proccessing countiue at the point at which was interrupt .cold reset : current data is discharging and program proccessing begins again with start point .Rana Abu Al-Hasan


What boot is the process of using the operating system to restart the computer?

Warm


What type of boot occurs when the computer is already on and you restart it without turning off the computer?

If you restart it in the menu with the mouse or keyboard then it's a "Soft" or normal reboot. If you have to restart with the power button (or restart button on older Macs) on the side of computer case then its a "Hard" reboot.


What is meant by warm boot?

That would be using the menu system to restart the computer. A shut down is a cool boot.


To boot a computer means to what?

To Boot a Computer means to start the system upto a stable operating enviroment. Basically its the process that happens from the time you press the power button to the operating system being loaded. Boot is short for BootStrap which is the older term, literally meaning the process of 'Pulling Up' the Computer. Imagine this like a Physical Boot/Shoe where you Pull the Bootstrap to get this on. means to boot a computer is to start.or on a computer.


What restarting a computer system while it running is also called what?

A warm boot.