2007-01-14 08:39:40 · 12 answers · asked by zender b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Yea in computer terms it is booting (starting your comp) but in chat terms it means lets say if you were in yahoo chat someone can connect to your id in yahoo and then remove you from the room or in somecases message bomb you to cause you to have to restart your comp. Hope this helps
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2007-01-14 11:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you turn on pc the procedure of starting up a computer called booting it includes system hardware check in start up when you turn your pc on first of all your cpu ram and vga checked by system after that you will hear a beep sound called post signal that makes sure your system works well
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In computing, 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 that load an operating system.
Boot loader
Most computer systems can only execute code found in the memory (ROM or RAM). Modern operating systems are stored on hard disks, or occasionally on LiveCDs, USB flash drives, or other non-volatile storage devices. When a computer is first powered on, it doesn't have an operating system in memory. The computer's hardware alone cannot perform complex actions such as loading a program from disk, so an apparent paradox exists: to load the operating system into memory, one appears to need to have an operating system already loaded.
The solution is to use a special small program, called a bootstrap loader or boot loader. This program's only job is to load other software for the operating system to start. Often, multiple-stage boot loaders are used, in which several small programs summon each other, until the last of them loads the operating system. The name bootstrap loader comes from the image of one pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps (see bootstrapping).
Early programmable computers had a row of toggle switches on the front panel to allow the operator to manually enter the binary boot instructions into memory before transferring control to the CPU. The boot loader would then read the operating system in from an outside storage medium such as paper tape, punched card, or an old fixed head disk drive.
Pseudo-assembly code for the bootloader might be as simple as the following eight instructio
2007-01-14 08:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by reza faghihi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The term booting refers to starting a computer system from scratch. It doesn't have to be a PC, your TV (if it's relatively new) will boot up when you turn it on, as could your washing machine or mobile phone.
The term is derived from another non computer term, 'Pulling yourself up by your boot straps'
2007-01-14 08:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booting is a term for switching on your computer,rebooting is restarting,
2007-01-14 08:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slang for the computer is starting up. I.E the computer is booting up
2007-01-14 08:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Booting is starting your computer. Rebooting is restarting it.
2007-01-14 08:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by The Parthian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
booting your computer up the bum when it cheeses you off.
nah just kidding, its turning on and/or reloading your computer.
2007-01-14 08:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by stephizzal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
turning on your pc 'boot-up'
2007-01-14 08:48:15 · answer #8 · answered by liam0_m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restarting/Turning on your computer.
2007-01-14 08:46:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starting your computer.
2007-01-14 08:43:27 · answer #10 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋