What is Booting
The
process of switching “ON” the computer is referred to as the
“Booting”.
It is
also known as “ Start up” i.e to
wake a computer up, and make it ready for further Action.
Three
System Files are Loaded into Memory(RAM)
–IO.SYS
–MSDOS.SYS
–COMMAND.COM
Types of Booting
Cold Booting(Switch Booting): When
the PC is switched on from the ON/OFF switch button on the cabinet is known as
Switch Booting.
It loads the Boot able DOS program from
the ROM to the memory.
Hot Booting(Resetting): Also
known as Warm Booting . It is faster than Cold Booting. If computer hangs for
some reason it may be necessary to reset it.
The computer restarts and the booting of
this type is known as Hot Booting
It can be done using “RESET Button” or by
pressing “Ctrl+Alt+Del”
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