2006-06-21 20:29:45 · 12 answers · asked by robin 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
hi dear!
whenever u switch on ur system{computer} or restart it the system bios runs & cheacks input & output devices r working properly or not then the system files {u can locate them by creating a boot up disk} like system.ini, boot.ini , io.ini etc get loaded into ram means ur computer loads the operating system software this all process is called as booting.
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2006-06-21 20:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by cyberkid_max 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boot of computer:
Step 1:
Motherboard turns on Powersupply (in ATX that is. It's different in AT, but AT is dead now so we don't care about it).
Step 2:
Mobo tries to load Bios into main memory. If it fails, you're screwed.
Step 3:
Mobo tells processor to begin executing at location 0 in main memory, which, since step 2, contains the bios.
Step 4:
The bios runs through some very basic system test called the POST test. If it fails, a sequence of beeps is heard. If it succeeds, one beep is heard.
Step 5:
The bios starts the videocard and the cpu communicates with it.
Step 6:
The bios now deals with memory testing and drive detection, amung other things.
Step 7:
Having completed and displayed step 6, the bios now goes off in search of an opterating system, which it tries to load into memory right after itself.
Step 8:
Having successfully done step 7, the bios terminates itself by transfering the chip to the first instruction of the operating system.
Step 9:
The OS is now running and loads its drivers, files, and other stuff it needs to run. It operates freely on its own now.
Step 10:
The OS, having now completely finished loading, authenticates its user (login) and then proceeds to load its startup programs (most of which are likely spyware). After it has done that, Windows is fully booted and running. This step isn't technically a 'boot' process, but since it is part of startup I put it here anyways.
2006-06-21 20:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew Schultz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booting the System = Powering the system on or restarting the machine
2006-06-22 06:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by cherokee.diamond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
booting is a bootstrapping process that starts operating systems when the user turns on a computer system. A boot sequence is the set of operations the computer performs when it is switched on which load an operating system.
2006-06-21 20:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by jan rei 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The process of loading the all the necessary software required to run the system, like.. operating system.. loading bios... setting up the environment...loading the previously saved profile...
in simple after the moment you click the power button to the time you see the windows page.. is called Booting
2006-06-21 20:36:52 · answer #5 · answered by babu_iiit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything that happens between the time the computer is switched on and it is ready to accept commands/input from the user is known as booting
2006-06-21 20:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booting it is process of turning on the computer either from HDD, or from CD-ROM, FDD or other device. It is not just switching on the power of computer, because if you don't have any of the listed above devices, then you will only see P.O.S.T. (power on self test) of your computer and BIOS will say you: "please insert boot media".
2006-06-28 20:30:37 · answer #7 · answered by arturaim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To start a system- I think it comes from the expression to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps".
2006-06-21 20:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by -artifex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOOTING IS THE PROCESS TO START THE COMPUTER FOR FUNCTIONING
2006-06-21 20:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by amits_108 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When all of your settings and data are being configured and restored.
2006-06-21 20:33:05 · answer #10 · answered by dax 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋