Is it when you delete everything on your hard drive?
Also, are there any free booting programs i can download?
2007-03-17 12:47:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Booting is running a very small program which does pretty much nothing except run another program - the operating system.
The name from from the phrase "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps" (since a computer can't do anything without an OS, including run an OS)
2007-03-17 12:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are different types of "Boots"
Cold Boot = To turn on the computer after the power supply has been turned completely off
Soft Boot = When you press the Reset button or choose Re-Start
But booting refers to the process of starting your PC up, or "Turning it on"
Deleting everything on you computer is called Formatting or Re-formatting, and you dont need any programs to do it. You had better know what your doing and that in order to use the PC again you have to have either the set-up floppies or set-up CD, as well as know how to access you CMOS setting before you go fooling around deleting the whole drive
2007-03-17 12:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by s742_2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Boot=Power up your computer, by pushing the power button. A hard boot.
Reboot=Restart your computer by doing a soft reboot.
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2007-03-17 12:48:54 · answer #3 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called Format when you clean all your stuff on your computer and install new Operational System. (OS)
Booting is when you start your computer by pressing a Boot button!
2007-03-17 12:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by TheSlayer™ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Booting only means to turn it on. Rebooting means to start it up while it is all ready on.
It comes from the term "pull oneself up by the bootstraps". This means to start fresh with no help.
2007-03-17 12:51:20 · answer #5 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
booting is your initial start up each day
sometimes at work our programs do not load like they are supposed to - and we have to reboot - to get them to kick in correctly
already on your computer - it's called RESTART
2007-03-17 12:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Computer Science: To start (a computer) by loading an operating system from a disk. if i find anything else i will try to post it.
2007-03-17 12:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by lady_gyneth 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to boot is just to turn your computer on
2007-03-17 12:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Booting" just means to turn it on, push the power button.
2007-03-17 12:49:09 · answer #9 · answered by Betsy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it is just turning on or restarting your computer by going to "start" "shutdown" and selecting "restart."
Hope that helps.
2007-03-17 12:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by phy333 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋