I heard it came from the 1953's when they got a loose tube in the "PC" they would just give it a kick. Thus the term boot and reboot. Is that right?
2006-06-23 00:33:00 · 4 answers · asked by littlethunder727 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The term originates from "bootstrap."
Since bootstraps help you get your boots on, booting the computer helps it get its first instructions.
2006-06-23 00:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is indeed a shortened form of "bootstrap".
There's an expression "to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps", which is obviously physically impossible to do, but it was used described the initial action of the computer from the point it was switched on, or manually reset. This term was later contracted to "booting".
2006-06-23 00:50:55 · answer #2 · answered by BryanIRL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you boot a football, you kick it really far. When you boot a computer, you simply turn it on. Kicking your computer really far is not recommended, though you may be tempted to do so at times. The term "boot" comes from the word "bootstraps," which people at one time used to get their boots on. Likewise, "booting" a computer gets it up and running.
2006-06-23 00:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by JetOneTV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot is short for bootstrap. Check out the Wiki article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrap
2006-06-23 00:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by emmittnervend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋