What are the steps of the booting process?

Answer 1

steps of the booting process In single OS:

1. The boot process starts by executing code in the first sector of the disk, MBR.
2. The MBR looks over the partition table to find the Active Partition.
3. Control is passed to that partition's boot record (PBR) to continue booting.
4. The PBR locates the system-specific boot files (such as Win98's io.sys or WinXP's ntoskrnl).
5. Then these boot files continue the process of loading and initializing the rest of the OS.

Answer 2

Typical Events

1. Power Up
2. Start Boot Program
3. Power-on-self-test
4. Identify Peripheral Device
5. Load Operating System
6. Check Configuration and customization

Answer 3

*Disclaimer - this is from memory... :-) *

1) Power on. Power voltages tested good.

2) CPU Initializes, launching system ROM

3) System ROM starts, initiating POST (Power On Self Test)

4) POST runs, performing the following:

a) Testing BIOS chip and clock battery

b) Inventory hardware, such as video card, keyboard, mouse, etc.

c) start memory test

d) Looks for an OS to load

5) Loads the OS from the MBR (Master Boot Record) on drives as listed in the BIOS

6) Transfers control to the OS once it has found a valid boot loader

Answer 4

1. Computer goes through the POST.

2. BIOS locates the MBR (Master Boot Record)

3. MBR looks for a system partition

4. MBR passes passes control to NTDLDR

5. NTLDR reads BOOT.INI

6. BOOT.INI points to the boot menu or to the location of the OS.

This is a very very basic process. The POST alone is a much more drawn out explanation. But this should cover the basics of it.

Answer 5

Your computer goes down the list, starting at the top, trying to boot from each thing.

Typically the first is a floppy drive, the second a CD drive, then your main hard drive.

Answer 6

operation------------> input-------------> process----------> output