what does BOOT mean in IT terms?
2006-11-01 00:55:28 · 8 answers · asked by switchgl 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It's not an Acronym,
It derives from Bootstrap, as to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
Used in early computer days to describe how a small program is run ( often on tape or cards, or even entered in Binary on the panel switches ) , that starts a larger program thats loads the initial part of the Operating system etc etc ( each section loading a larger more complicated program ) untill the full O/S is loaded.
Now used to describe powering up the machine
2006-11-01 00:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by adr41n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe someone you know made up words to mean the same thing. They could have said Bios- Operating system, Technology?BOOT!
To Boot-
The order of drives that a system's BIOS follows when looking for the operating system (OS) to boot after the computer has performed POST. For example, the BIOS may be instructed to first look to drive C (i.e., the hard disk) for the OS and then drive A (i.e., the floppy disk). If the OS is stored in drive C then the BIOS need look no further; however, if the BIOS does not find the OS in drive C then it will next look to drive A, and so on depending on the configuration of the boot sequence.
Users can change the order of the boot sequence through the CMOS setup
2006-11-01 09:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is not an acronym, it is short for Bootstrap (think of the straps on the sides of boots that aid you in pulling the boot onto your foot) - it is the process by which the computer loads basic stored (input/output) instructions (BIOS) into memory so that the computer may begin processing larger amounts of data (system files loaded from the boot sector in the hard drive) to get to an operational (and interactive) point.
2006-11-01 09:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acronymfinder.com only lists one meaning for BOOT, and I don't think it is an IT term:
Build Own Operate and Transfer
2006-11-01 09:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Alex S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
boot as in kickstart
it is the small programs that 'kickstart' the other larger progams you need to run your computer easily (withou having to type in basic, binary, machine language, etc like we had to 20 years ago)
2006-11-01 09:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by exchange 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Kick it in the @ss to get it going"!
So, people say; "Give him/it the Boot" see above.
IT shorts it to "Boot" that computer.
This how I see it.
2006-11-01 09:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is all you never wanted to know about this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting
Have some fun reading !
2006-11-01 09:01:37 · answer #7 · answered by Andy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-11-01 08:58:04 · answer #8 · answered by MUTANT 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋