Booting Process
Botting is the initialization process of an Operating System. It is a term generally refer to the computer's starting process and getting ready for taking commands according to their users.
When you press the power button to start or boot the computer system, It loads the necessary building block files and resources into the main memory, when this process is finished, you can now surf the computer system.
Basically There are two types of booting -
- Cold booting
- Warm booting
Cold Booting
In cold booting the computer is started manually after pressing the CPU power.Warm Booting
If the reset button is pressed to restart a computer machine while it's running, it is known as warm booting.
What actually happens in the BIOS -
Booting process including loading BIOS (Basic Input Output System) files and resources from ROM (Read Only Memory) to main memory RAM (Random Access Memory) when it is ready, you can do further work on the computer system and When you shut down the computer system, all the loaded files and resources are erased from the RAM while the ROM holds and keeps the information regarding the booting process even after the power is turned off.
The BIOS firstly performs a POST (Power on Self Test) test about the resources and equipment connected to the computer system, whether they are in good working condition or not.
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